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One Dublin One Book 2022 Choice | Shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards 2021
Step into the extraordinary life of Nora Barnacle, muse to James Joyce, in Nuala O'Connor’s captivating novel, Nora.
In 1904 Dublin, twenty-year-old Nora Barnacle, a maid at Finn’s Hotel, meets an intriguing young writer named James Joyce. Instantly drawn to him, she’s captivated by his charm and daring spirit. Soon, she leaves her family and Galway home behind, embarking on a journey across Europe as she builds a life with "her Jim"—a life full of love, struggle, and literary greatness.
As the Joyces’ family grows, they move from city to city, mingling with renowned artists and writers of the age. Yet, while Jim’s relentless ambition drives them forward, it also tests Nora's resilience. She must balance her unwavering love for him with the hardships of a hand-to-mouth existence, exacerbated by his compulsion for company and attention. As Jim pursues literary fame, Nora becomes his steadfast support and inspiration, often sacrificing her own happiness and the well-being of their children, Giorgio and Lucia.
With rich, resonant prose, Nuala O’Connor offers an authentic portrait of Nora, a fierce, loyal Irishwoman, and the woman behind one of literature’s greatest figures. Nora is an earthy, passionate love letter to Irish literature’s most unforgettable muse.
- About The Author
- Nuala O'Connor is a novelist, short story writer and poet, and lives in Co. Galway with her family. She is the author of four previous novels, including Becoming Belle (2018) and Miss Emily (2015), a reimagining of the life of Emily Dickinson, and six short story collections, her most recent being Joyride to Jupiter (2017). She has won many prizes for her short fiction including the Francis MacManus Award, the James Joyce Quarterly Fiction Contest and the UK's Short Fiction Journal Prize. Nuala's work has also been nominated for numerous prizes including the Edge Hill Short Story Prize, the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award, the Irish Book Awards Novel of the Year and the International Dublin Literary Award. She is editor-in-chief at flash e-zine Splonk.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781848408500
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- New Island Books, (24 February 2022)
- Number of Pages
- 431
- Weight
- 478 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 215 x 135 x 40 mm
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