Grand : Becoming My Mother's Daughter by Noelle McCarthy

Grand : Becoming My Mother's Daughter by Noelle McCarthy'A natural storyteller with a Sedaris like eye for black humour. There are sharp splinters of comic relief compelling and nuanced." Edel Coffey, Irish Times Quick witted, charismatic and generous; angry, vicious and hurt; in pubs all over Cork City, Noelle McCarthy's mother Carol rages against her life and everything she has lost. Soon after leaving college, in the early years of the millennium, Noelle flees. Even on the other side of the world, with

her reward rape and humiliation

the Wheel of Life recycles its soul and hurls it back into the world as microbe

he takes it

" - Reese Witherspoon

Anderson brings his immense knowledge and ethnography to bear in this timely study of the racial barriers that are still firmly entrenched in our society at every class level

the tale of a man who cares only for his appearance and The Little Mermaid

'Caleb Azumah Nelson's stunning second novel confirms his status as a literary star' Observer

this new volume is essential reading for anyone with an interest in Gaelic culture

Here is the poet-sister of Eleanor Hooker and Dorothy Molloy

offering an empathetic interpretation for experts and non-specialists alike

a seer shows two children their fates

"Brilliant