The Wren, the Wren

De: Anne Enright

Narrado por: Anne Enright, Aoife Duffin, Owen Roe, Liza Ross

Duración: 7 h y 40 m

Resumen del Editor

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Carmel had been alone all her life. She had been alone since she was twelve years old. The baby knew all this. They looked at each other; one life into another life, and the baby knew exactly how alone her mother had been.

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.

©2023 Anne Enright (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"The Wren, The Wren is a magnificent novel.' (Sally Rooney, author of Normal People)

"[P]ractically crackle with intelligence, compassion and wit. Phil McDaragh is so real I almost googled him. The Wren, The Wren might just be Anne Enright's best yet.' (Louise Kennedy, author of Trespasses)

'Tender, acutely observed, shocking at times. Enright perfectly captures the experience of a woman in her twenties, thirties, forties and fifties. Women rise throughout The Wren, The Wren, rising above abusive relationships and casual abandonment, sometimes inflicting violence on each other - but still rising into better times. Magnificent.' (Priscilla Morris, author of Black Butterflies)

What jarred in the recording?

The voice reading Phil - this was so unpleasant that judgement on Phil’s character was made without reference to - or waiting for - his depiction in the text. Otherwise, narration wonderful - seems obvious that Anne Enright KNOWS her own work… more insights with each hearing. Thank you.