
The Sway Of Winter
Orla Murphy(Author)
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Published on 21. October 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
226 pages
978-1-84351-002-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Sway of Winter tells the story of Birgit, a young Scandinavian woman who has moved to the island of Inis Breac to paint, and to recover from a suffocating relationship. Geoff, an English widower, shattered by years of hard drinking after his wife's drowning, runs the local bookshop. Birgit visits Africa in a quest to decide her future in working among the deprived, but finds there only a mirror of an inner poverty. This finely wrought debut novel is a potent revelation of how lives converge in the passage between trauma and resolution, leading to emotional renewal. With a fresh and unusual voice new to Irish fiction, Orla Murphy captivates the reader with her passionate and nuanced narrative.
Reviews / Votes
'Orla Murphy writes with painterly poise. Her canvas may be small-town life but her territory is the emotional offshore. The Sway of Winter shimmers - a wry and luminous exploration of both the terrible wreckage and the tentative redemption of love.' - Mary Morrissy, author of The PretenderMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Dublin
Ireland
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 135 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84351-002-4 (9781843510024)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Orla Murphy is a native of Baltimore, County Cork. The Sway of Winter is her first novel.