The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024
WINNER OF THE WRITERS’ PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024

Carmel had been alone all her life. The baby knew this. They looked at each other, and all of time was there. The baby knew how vast her mother's loneliness had been.

‘A magnificent novel’ SALLY ROONEY

Nell is a young woman with adventure on her mind. As she sets out into the world, she finds her family history hard to escape. For her mother, Carmel, Nell’s leaving home opens a space in her heart, where the turmoil of a lifetime begins to churn. Over them both falls the long shadow of Carmel’s famous father, an Irish poet of beautiful words and brutal actions.

From our greatest chronicler of family life, The Wren, The Wren is a story of the love that can unite us, and the individual acts that threaten this vital bond.

REVIEWS

"The Wren, The Wren is a magnificent novel. Anne Enright's stylistic brilliance seems to put the reader directly in touch with her characters and the rich territory of their lives" - Sally Rooney

"The Wren, The Wren may be her best book yet." ― Guardian, *Books of the Year*

"Wonderful… This deceptively modest novel is the kind of book that will work on you long after you have put it down." ― Sunday Times, *Books of the Year*

PRODUCT DETAILS
Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 978-1529922905
Pages: 288