Scéalta
Short Stories by Irish Women
Published on 15. July 2012
188 pages
978-1-84659-159-4 (ISBN)
Description
The short story is one of Ireland's national treasures, and within these pages are some of its finest practitioners - from such established names as Julia O'Faolain, Claire Keegan and Christine Dwyer Hickey, to the exciting new voices of Judy Kravis, Eithne McGuinness and Cherry Smyth. Here we have stories of dysfunctional marriages, abnormal goings on in rural outposts, urban alienation, and kitchen sink dramas where the woman is no longer tied to the kitchen sink but railing against past wrongs. Issues of domestic violence, child abuse, and abortion are laid startlingly bare. The voices are bold, unsentimental, often very funny, and always deeply affecting. Part of a series showcasing contemporary women writers from around the world.
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Content
- Cover
- Title
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Judy Kravis, Dearest Everyone
- Claire Keegan, Men and Women
- Caitriona O'Reilly, Amour Propre
- Eithne McGuinness, Feather Bed
- Julia O'Faolain, Pop Goes the Weasel
- Anne Haverty, Fusion
- Mary O'Donnell, A Genuine Woman
- Cherry Smyth, Walkmans, Watches and Chains
- Catherine Dunne, Moving On
- Judith Mok, Pirates
- Christine Dwyer Hickey, Esther's House
- Vona Groarke, Cubs
- Rebecca O'Connor, St John of the Miraculous Lake
- Molly McCloskey, Here, Now
- Elaine Garvey, Hammer On
- Biographical Notes
- Copyright
