Voting Day - Couverture souple

O'Dea, Clare

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 191414807X ISBN 13 : 9781914148071

Editeur : Fairlight Books, 2022

Synopsis

'I devoured it in one sitting' ―Jonathan Coe
'Rich and impactful' ―The Irish Times

In February 1959, Switzerland held a referendum on women's suffrage. The men voted 'no'. In this powerful novella, Clare O'Dea explores that day through the eyes of four very different Swiss women.

Vreni is a busy farmer's wife, longing for a break from family life. Her grown-up daughter Margrit is carving out an independent life in Bern, but finds herself trapped in an alarming situation. Esther, a cleaner, is desperate to recover her son who has been taken into care. Beatrice, a hospital administrator, has been throwing herself into the 'yes' campaign. The four women's paths intersect on a day that will leave its mark on all their lives.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Clare O’Dea is the author of four books, including Voting Day, a Fairlight Moderns novella published in 2022. In May 2024, Clare O'Dea published All About Switzerland, a selection of 29 articles first published in The Local Switzerland.

Originally from Dublin, Clare O’Dea has lived in Switzerland since 2003. She had a varied media career in Ireland, with a freelance stint in Russia. Clare worked for The Irish Times, the Irish state broadcaster (RTÉ) and the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation. Her first non-fiction book, The Naked Swiss: A Nation Behind 10 Myths, was published in 2016 by Bergli Books. A second updated edition followed in 2018. Clare turned to Ireland as a subject for her second book, The Naked Irish: Portrait of a Nation Beyond the Clichés (Red Stag Books, 2019).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Fairlight Books
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 191414807X
• ISBN 13: 9781914148071
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 176
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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