A long-haired woman moves into the priest's house and sets fire to his furniture. That Christmas, the electricity goes out. A forester mortgages his land and goes off to a seaside town looking for a wife. He finds a woman eating alone in the hotel. A farmer wakes half-naked and realises the money is almost gone. And in the title story, a priest waits on the altar for a bride and battles, all that wedding day, with his memories of a love affair. In her long-awaited second collection, Claire Keegan observes an Ireland wrestling with its past.
By:
Claire Keegan Imprint: Faber & Faber Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 126mm,
Spine: 11mm
Weight: 160g ISBN:9780571233076 ISBN 10: 0571233074 Pages: 192 Publication Date:10 July 2008 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Claire Keegan grew up in rural Wicklow and studied English and Political Science at Loyola University, New Orleans. Her highly acclaimed debut, Antarctica, was published in the UK and US in 1999.
Winner of Edge Hill Prize for the Short Story 2008
Winner of Edge Hill Prize for the Short Story 2008.