An Post Irish Book Award Winner 2025
Nesting
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Nesting – A Powerful and Unforgettable Debut from an Award-Winning Irish Writer
On an ordinary spring afternoon in Dublin, Ciara Fay makes a split-second decision that will change her life forever. Grabbing an armful of clothes from the washing line, she straps her two young daughters into the car and drives away. All she knows is that home is no longer safe.
What begins as an escape soon turns into a battle for survival. With little money, no job, and her family across the sea, Ciara finds herself trapped in a broken housing system, forced to raise her children in a hotel room. As the seasons shift from summer to winter, she faces an impossible choice—rebuild her life from scratch or return to the husband who refuses to let her go.
Tense, beautifully written, and deeply moving, Nesting is a story of resilience, hope, and the lengths a mother will go to protect her children. But can Ciara truly break free—and at what cost?
Perfect for fans of powerful contemporary fiction, this extraordinary debut introduces a striking new voice in Irish literature.
- About The Author
- Roisìn O'Donnell is an award-winning Irish author. She won the prize for Short Story of the Year at the An Post Irish Book Awards in 2018, and was shortlisted for the same prize in 2022. She is the author of the story collection Wild Quiet, which was longlisted for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize and shortlisted for the Kate O'Brien Award. Her short fiction has featured in The Stinging Fly, The Tangerine, the Irish Times and many other places. Other stories have been selected for major anthologies such as The Long Gaze Back, and have featured on RTÉ Radio. Nesting is her first novel. She lives near Dublin with her two children.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781398528536
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Scribner UK, (16 January 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 400
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 234 x 153 x 24 mm
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