Straying : a novel
McCloskey, Molly, 1964-2018
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"From "an extravagantly gifted writer who deserves to be widely read" (Rachel Cusk, The Telegraph), this intimate, quietly stunning novel tells the story of a young American expat who settles in Ireland in the late 1980s, marries, and lives through the consequences of an affair. Alice, a young American, arrives in the West of Ireland with no plans and no strong attachments--except to her beloved mother, who raised her on her own. Alice falls in love with an Irishman, marries him, and settles down in a place
Main title:
Straying : a novel / Molly McCloskey.
Author:
McCloskey, Molly, 1964-, author
Edition:
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Imprint:
New York : Scribner, 2018.
Collation:
215 pages ; 22 cm
Notes:
"Originally published in 2017 in Great Britain by Penguin Random House UK as When Light Is Like Water "--Title page verso.
ISBN:
9781501172465 (hardback)9781501172472 (trade paper)
Dewey class:
813.54
Language:
English
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Subject:
Americans -- Ireland -- FictionInterpersonal relations -- FictionSelf-actualization (Psychology) -- FictionMarriage -- FictionAdultery -- FictionFiction: general & literaryContemporary lifestyle fictionAdult & contemporary romanceNarrative theme: Interior lifeIntended specifically for women and/or girlsIreland -- FictionFICTION / LiteraryFICTION / Romance / ContemporaryFICTION / Psychological
BRN:
2538884
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