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The First Sunday in September

By Tadhg Coakley

The First Sunday in September

By Tadhg Coakley

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Description
It's All-Ireland Hurling Final Day. A hungover Clareman with gambling debts travels up to Dublin for the match, secretly hoping his county will lose. An Englishwoman attends the final with her partner, wondering when to tell him that she's pregnant. A long-retired player watches the match from the stands, his gaze repeatedly falling on the Cork captain, whom he and his wife gave up for adoption years earlier. Clare's star forward struggles under the weight of expectation. Cork's talisman waits for the sliothar to fall from the sky, aware that his destiny is already set.
Technically daring and with an unforgettable cast of characters, The First Sunday in September announces an exciting new voice in Irish fiction. A mix of Elizabeth Strout's Olive Kitteridge and Chad Harbach's The Art of Fielding.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
242
Release Date:
2000-04-01
Publication Date:
2018-08-03
Publisher:
Mercier Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1781175675
ISBN13:
9781781175675
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
333 g
Height:
135 cm
Width:
215 cm
Thickness:
14 cm
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