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On his way back up from the yard Bird had seen something white and round - a girl who had curled herself into a ball. Lifting her was like retrieving a ball of newspaper from out of the grass or an empty crisp bag that someone had flung over the ditch. She seemed to lack the bones and meat and muscle of real people. She felt as if she was filled with feathers. On the day Midge Connors comes hurtling into Bird Keegan's life, she flings open his small, quiet world. He and his two sisters, Olive and Margaret, have lived in the same isolated community all their lives, each one more alone than the others can know. Taking in damaged, sharp-edged Midge, Bird invites the scorn of his neighbours and siblings. And as they slowly mend each other, family bonds - and the tie of the land - begin to weigh down on their tentative relationship. Can it survive the misunderstandings, contempt and violence of others? A poignant and powerful study of the emotional lives of three siblings and the girl who breaks through their solitude.
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Alison Jameson grew up on a farm in the Irish midlands, a secluded and beautiful place that continues to inspire her work. She is the bestselling author of This Man and Me, which was nominated for the IMPAC Literary Award, and Under My Skin. Her third novel, Little Beauty, was published by Doubleday Ireland in 2013. An English and History graduate of University College Dublin, she worked in advertising for many years before becoming an author. Home is Dublin where she lives with her husband and son.
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"A beautifully intricate study which lays bare the twin pulls of joy and despair that are the metronome beat of life." -- Henrietta McKervey * The Irish Times * "This wise, beautiful, sympathetic novel . . . It's mature and measured, and speckled with phrases and thoughts that demand to be read again, and relished, and remembered." * Irish Independent * "No more satisfying book has been published all year . . . It's a wise, touching story about redemption from an author with a commanding voice. Every page is a delight." -- Eilis O'Hanlon * Sunday Independent *
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. From the IMPAC-nominated author Alison Jameson, THIS FAMILY OF THINGS is a poignant, powerful examination of the lives of three siblings in rural Ireland.'Pitch perfect, a fabulous writer' Donal RyanOn his way back up from the yard Bird had seen something white and round - a girl who had curled herself into a ball. Lifting her was like retrieving a ball of newspaper from out of the grass or an empty crisp bag that someone had flung over the ditch. She seemed to lack the bones and meat and muscle of real people. She felt as if she was filled with feathers.On the day Midge Connors comes hurtling into Bird Keegan's life, she flings open his small, quiet world. He and his two sisters, Olive and Margaret, have lived in the same isolated community all their lives, each one more alone than the others can know.Taking in damaged, sharp-edged Midge, Bird invites the scorn of his neighbours and siblings. And as they slowly mend each other, family bonds - and the tie of the land - begin to weigh down on their tentative relationship. Can it survive the misunderstandings, contempt and violence of others?A poignant and powerful study of the emotional lives of three siblings and the girl who breaks through their solitude. On his way back up from the yard Bird had seen something white and round a girl who had curled herself into a ball. Can it survive the misunderstandings, contempt and violence of others?A poignant and powerful study of the emotional lives of three siblings and the girl who breaks through their solitude. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781784163266
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