Can’t Forget About You
Can’t Forget About You by David Ireland, published by Bloomsbury Academic on July 25, 2013, is a drama that explores the unexpected romance between twenty-five-year-old Stevie from east Belfast and forty-nine-year-old Glaswegian widow Martha. As Stevie navigates the aftermath of a painful breakup, he finds himself drawn to Martha, leading to a relationship that challenges both their pasts and the expectations of their families. The narrative unfolds against a backdrop of cultural identity and personal struggle, highlighting the complexities of love and societal pressures.
Readers will discover a blend of humor and poignant themes as the story delves into grief, loss, and the impact of sectarianism. The characters confront their heartbroken histories while grappling with the conservative views of Stevie’s family, who are determined to keep them apart. This edition, consisting of 128 pages, invites readers to reflect on the dynamics of love and the challenges of moving forward in a society shaped by its past.
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Twenty-five year-old east Belfast man Stevie meets forty-nine year-old Glaswegian widow Martha while recovering from a painful breakup with his ex-girlfriend. Stevie and Martha are immediately attracted to each other. Although their relationship is based entirely upon sexual attraction, they find themselves falling in love.
This challenges the expectations of Stevie’s conservative Christian mother and his ultra-Unionist, Ulster-Scots-speaking sister who work hard to break the pair up. Stevie and Martha must decide if their relationship has a real future and if they can both overcome the pain of their heartbroken pasts.
While primarily a hilarious comedy, Can’t Forget About You touches on deeper themes such as grief, loss, sexual mores, cultural identity, sectarianism, generation, and the question of how Northern Ireland moves on from the politics of the past and faces the future.
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