Shortlisted for Gradam Uí Shúilleabháin 2018, the Oireachtas na Gaeilge literary award for the Irish-language book of the year
This novel deals with a marital infidelity which happened between a young couple, Péarla and Sylvester. But the story is told through the eyes of their grown-up daughter, Éabha, who finds her mother’s old diary in the attic.
Winner of an Oireachtas Literary Award.
“This is a sad story… an anti-romance… It gives a striking insight into a relationship that falls apart and into the society and life around the woman at the centre of the story. The author is a master of language throughout.” Oireachtas Judging Panel.
