Someone
International Dublin Literary Award · 2015 · Shortlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Dublin Literary Award | 2015 | Shortlist |
About This Book
Alice McDermott's novel follows a Brooklyn Irish-American woman's life from girlhood to old age, exploring how ordinary life accumulates meaning. Shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award.
About the Author
Alice McDermott is an American novelist born in Brooklyn, New York in 1953. She was shortlisted for the NBCC Fiction Award in 2017 for *The Ninth Hour*, a novel about a community of nuns in Depression-era Brooklyn. She has also been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and her novel *Charming Billy* won the National Book Award in 1998.
