Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Booker Prize | 2007 | Winner |
About This Book
Veronica Hegarty is one of twelve surviving children in a large Irish family. After the suicide of her brother Liam, she returns home for his wake and burial and begins to reconstruct the life of their grandmother and the past trauma that she believes led to his death. A visceral, unsettling meditation on memory, family secrets, and grief.
About the Author
Anne Enright is an Irish novelist and short story writer, one of the preeminent Irish fiction writers of her generation. Born in Dublin, she was educated at Trinity College Dublin and the University of East Anglia. She has taught at University College Dublin, where she is Maynooth University's first Laureate for Irish Fiction. Read more →
