Beyond the Breakwater: Memories of Home - Couverture souple

Foley, Catherine

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1781175462 ISBN 13 : 9781781175460

Editeur : The Mercier Press, 2018

Synopsis

A charming memoir of growing up in a family transplanted from city life to the Ring 'Gaeltacht', from the 1970s right up to the present day. 'Beyond the Breakwater' tells the story of Catherine Foley's transition from childhood to adulthood. She chronicles her family's journey from Waterford City to the 'Gaeltacht' in 1970 and she monitors the shifting times of each successive decade, recalling individuals, relations, friends and communities she has known. Told in the first person, her stories are concerned with the passions, memories and experiences of a writer who is always mindful and mystified by the march of time. Although her stories are always shaped and honed by the salty landscape of the Ring Peninsula, she also describes times when she was away from home, either travelling or living in Cork, Tipperary and Dublin. This is a story concerned with the complexities, mysteries and longings of the heart and the mind. They celebrate a passionate engagement with the natural world and recount a history that spans the generations, describing how the march of time continues to mark individuals and communities.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Catherine Foley is a full-time writer and broadcaster. She is a former staff journalist with 'The Irish Times' and a regular contributor to 'Sunday Miscellany' on RTÉ Radio 1. Catherine has had three Irish-language novellas published and has scripted, presented and co-produced a number of documentaries for TG4, including programmes about the writer Molly Keane, the singer Frank Patterson, the journalist Donal Foley and the balladeer Tom Clancy. Catherine also lectures in UCC.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The Mercier Press
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1781175462
• ISBN 13: 9781781175460
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 285
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible