Book description
The short story is one of Ireland's national treasures, and within
these pages are some of its finest practitioners Â- from such
established names as Julia O'Faolain, Claire Keegan and Christine
Dwyer Hickey, to the exciting new voices of Judy Kravis, Eithne
McGuinness and Cherry Smyth. Here we have stories of dysfunctional
marriages, abnormal goings on in rural outposts, urban alienation, and
kitchen sink dramas where the woman is no longer tied to the kitchen
sink but railing against past wrongs. Issues of domestic violence,
child abuse, and abortion are laid startlingly bare. The voices are
bold, unsentimental, often very funny, and always deeply affecting.
Part of a series showcasing contemporary women writers from around the world.
Rebecca O'Connor was born in Ireland in 1975. Her poetry has been
published in the Guardian, Reactions 5 and Poetry Review. She was
awarded the Geoffrey Dearmer Prize for 'Best New Poet of 2003' and was
shortlisted for the New Writing Ventures Poetry Award 2005. Poems was
published by the Wordsworth Trust in 2005, where she was a
writer-in-residence.
