Nell – funny, brave and so much loved – is a young woman with adventure on her mind. As she sets out into the world, she finds her family history hard to escape. For her mother, Carmel, Nell’s leaving home opens a space in her heart, where the turmoil of a lifetime begins to churn. And across the generations falls the long shadow of Carmel’s famous father, an Irish poet of beautiful words and brutal actions. This is a meditation on love: spiritual, romantic, darkly sexual or genetic. A generational saga that traces the inheritance not just of trauma but also of wonder, it is a testament to the glorious resilience of women in the face of promises false and true. Above all, it is an exploration of the love between mother and daughter – sometimes fierce, often painful, but always transcendent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Borzoi Book Group meets in the shop on the first Tuesday of each month at 6pm.<\/p>\n
Our October Book Club choice is The Wren, the Wren<\/strong> by Anne Enright.\u00a0 We will be meeting on Tuesday 1st October 2024.\u00a0 Doors open at 5.45 for a 6pm start.<\/p>\n If you wish to join us, please buy a ticket. Tickets include a copy of the book and refreshments at the meeting. Once you have bought a ticket please collect your book from the shop.\u00a0 Alternatively please add postage on the checkout page if you would like us to post your book to you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":66437,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[4000],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-70759","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-fiction","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"taxable","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"purchasable","13":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n