Summary
Summertime 1983, two young girls grow up in a crumbling seafront house in Dublin in a household which revolves around their silent withdrawn father, an eminent judge.
On the cusp of adulthood, Marie, the eldest, takes responsibility for her young sister Grainne, fulfilling a promise she made to her mother before she passed away.But then, one night at a school dance, something happens which changes the course of all of their lives.Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473612853 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1473612853 |
| Author: | Alison Walsh |
| Publisher: | Hachette Books Ireland |
| Imprint: | Hachette Books Ireland |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 29 August 2016 |
| Weight: | 540g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 155mm x 31mm |
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A powerful story … Walsh shows an innate understanding of people’s lives, and the emotional truths that underpin them - Kathleen MacMahon, author of This is How it Ends, on All That I Leave Behind
A brave and thought-provoking novel - Irish IndependentA humane and credible story, as relevant today as in 1983 … A good read for fans of Joanna Trollope - Sunday IndependentAbout The Author
Alison Walsh
Alison Walsh has worked in publishing and literary journalism for a number of years. She wrote a popular and humorous column on family life for the Irish Independent for some years, and this was followed by a memoir on motherhood, In My Mother’s Shoes, which became a number-one Irish bestseller in 2010. She is a regular contributor to the Sunday Independent books pages.
Alison lives in Dublin with her husband and three children.Follow her on Twitter at @authoralison or visit her website atReturns
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