Annie Dunne
Annie Dunne by Sebastian Barry is a reissue published by Penguin Books on April 29, 2003. This 256-page novel is set in 1959 in Wicklow, Ireland, where Annie and her cousin Sarah manage a small farm. Their lives take an unexpected turn when Annie’s young niece and nephew come to stay, bringing both chaos and excitement as they navigate the complexities of family and rural life.
Readers will find a narrative rich in emotional depth, exploring themes of innocence, loss, and reconciliation. As Annie and Sarah confront the challenges of caring for the children, they also deal with the complications introduced by a local man’s interest in the farm. The story unfolds through Annie’s passionate observations and shifting moods, rendered in prose that approaches poetry, offering a poignant glimpse into the intricacies of human relationships and the passage of time.
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“Annie’s passionate observations and shifting moods-rendered in dense prose that’s close to poetry-fuel this fine novel.”—The New York Times Book Review
Sebastian Barry’s latest novel, Days Without End, is now available.
It is 1959 in Wicklow, Ireland, and Annie and her cousin Sarah are living and working together to keep Sarah’s small farm running. Suddenly, Annie’s young niece and nephew are left in their care.
Unprepared for the chaos that the two children inevitably bring, but nervously excited nonetheless, Annie finds the interruption of her normal life and her last chance at happiness complicated further by the attention being paid to Sarah by a local man with his eye on the farm.
A summer of adventure, pain, delight, and, ultimately, epiphany unfolds for both the children and their caretakers in this poignant and exquisitely told story of innocence, loss, and reconciliation.
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