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Description
As nine members of the Hegarty clan gather for the wake of their drowned brother Liam, his sister Veronica remembers the secret he shared with her about what happened in their grandmother's house thirty years ago, a betrayal that spans three generations.
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Original publication date
2007
Media reviews
At its best Enright's prose style is excitingly original, a blend of defensive social satire with extreme precision in evoking sounds, smells, and atmosphere and a great ability to make rapid and telling transitions from past to present, concrete to abstract, narrative to reflection. However, these
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qualities emerge for the most part in sections peripheral to the main story.... When, on the other hand, she slides into melodrama and literary formula, The Gathering does indeed sound like at least nine other writers and by no means the best. Show Less
Her prose often ravishes and sometimes repels: reading her can be like staring into the lustrous surface of a lake, trying to discern the dangers lurking beneath. . . Bringing together the skills she has honed along the way, Enright carries off her illusions without props or dei ex machina, bravely
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engaging with the carnival horrors of everyday life. Show Less
Awards
Booker Prize (Longlist — 2007)
Women's Prize for Fiction (Longlist — 2008)
Dublin Literary Award (Longlist — 2009)
Irish Book Award (Winner — Novel — 2008)
Independent Booksellers' Book Prize (Shortlist — 2008)
Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award (Winner — 2008)
Booklist Editor's Choice: Adult Books (Fiction — 2007)
The New York Times Notable Books of the Year (Fiction & Poetry — 2007)
San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year (Fiction — 2007)