Books by Anne Enright

“It’s an intergenerational saga set in Ireland, exploring the really messy, fraught relationship between Carmel and her daughter Nell. They’ve moved from being a very close single-mother, only-daughter unit to having quite a fractured relationship. It also encompasses the long shadow thrown over their family by Carmel’s father, Phil, who is now deceased but was a famous poet. Through Phil, Anne Enright raises a lot of questions about art. For instance: is it possible to separate the art and the artist? If the person who has produced the art has done terrible things in their life, does that affect how you view that art?” Read more...

Recent Fiction Highlights: The 2024 Women’s Prize Shortlist

Monica Ali, Novelist

“It is just the most beautifully written story in which a middle-aged woman talks about the life of her mother, who was an actress. It’s told in such a clever way. It’s so credible. It reads like true account. I certainly recognise references to characters and real people in the book, who would have been on the Irish theatrical scene throughout those decades.” Read more...

The Best of Contemporary Irish Fiction

Liz Nugent, Novelist

“I came late to Anne Enright and wish I’d found her earlier.” Read more...

Daisy Johnson on Books That Influenced Her

Daisy Johnson, Novelist