The Glorious Heresies: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (654 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0180T0J2G |
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| Number of Pages | : | 227 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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What could be a grim tale is lifted by McInerney’s eye for black comedy. McInerney writes an energetic, profane prose laced with the vibrant idiom of Cork street life.” —The Washington Post"A wonderfully offbeat voice. Her lively, unexpected prose brings these characters—and the crucible of their surroundings—to life.” —Elle“The novel’s searing take on contemporary Cork is elegantly leavened by empathy and humor. McInerney’s characters are vibrantly-drawn, richly-rendered, and wonderfully full of surprises.” —The Boston Globe“Wonderful. The Glorious Her
Lisa lives in Galway with her husband, their daughter, and a dog named Angua. Her short stories have been featured on BBC Radio 4 and in Granta, the Stinging Fly, and the anthologies The Long Gaze Back and Faber’s Town and Country. . Lisa McInerney’s first novel, The Glo
Biting and darkly funny, The Glorious Heresies presents an unforgettable vision of a city plagued by poverty and exploitation, where salvation still awaits in the most unexpected places.. From Lisa McInerney, hailed by The Irish Times as “arguably the most talented writer at work in Ireland today,” comes The Glorious Heresies, a searing debut novel about life on the fringes of Ireland’s post-crash society. When grandmother Maureen Phelan is surprised in her home by a stranger, she clubs the intruder with a Holy Stone. Georgie is a sex worker who half-heartedly joins a born-again movement to escape her profession and drug habit. And Jimmy Phelan, the most fearsome gangster in the city and Maureen’s estranged son, finds that his mother’s bizarre attempts at redemption threaten his entire organization. The consequences of this unplanned murder connect four misfits struggling against their meager circumstances. Ryan is a fifteen-year-old drug dealer desperate not to turn out like his alcoholic father, Tony, whose feud with his next-door neighbor threatens to ruin his family
Molding to fit the shape KasaC "The parents cast the mould for the little ones, and the little ones curved to fit." This, in a nutshell, is the theme of this amazing novel from a young Irish author. This is really a microcosm of the Irish underbelly in, of all cities, Cork. I was reminded of the Seattle depicte. Maura B. said An incredible debut novel that is raw and vivid. A highly imaginative debut novel set in Cork city. The voices of the various characters (An incredible debut novel that is raw and vivid A highly imaginative debut novel set in Cork city. The voices of the various characters (3 different generations) are vivid and raw. The story successfully weaves together Cork's working class with the city's violent underworld. When the characters succumb to their addictions, the. different generations) are vivid and raw. The story successfully weaves together Cork's working class with the city's violent underworld. When the characters succumb to their addictions, the. Ann said A Cork Love/Hate. This book is crying out to be made into a TV series, Lisa McInerney makes you care about her characters, the good and the bad, especially Ryan.I want a sequel, a screen version, and I'd go down to Cork for a Glorious Heresies tour, tho the powers that be might not like it!