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Mother Mother

The 2021 Sunday Times Bestseller

By: Annie Macmanus

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Mother Mother

The 2021 Sunday Times Bestseller

By: Annie Macmanus

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER, JUNE 2021 'Annie Macmanus is writer whose understanding and capturing of human nature comes as easily to her as breathing' CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS 'A work of gilded melancholy that is going to take everyone by surprise' UNA MULLALLY 'Macmanus writes with flair and confidence rarely seen in a debut' SINÉAD GLEESON One Saturday morning, TJ McConnell wakes up to find his mother, Mary, gone. He doesn't know where - or why - but he's the only one who can help find her. Mary grew up longing for information about the mother she never knew. Her brother could barely remember her, and their father numbed his pain with drink. Now aged thirty-seven, Mary has lived in the same house her whole life. She's never left Belfast. TJ, who's about to turn eighteen, is itching to see more of the world. But when his mother disappears, TJ begins to realise what he's been taking for granted. MOTHER MOTHER takes us down the challenging road of Mary's life while following TJ's increasingly desperate search for her, as he begins to discover what has led her to this point. This is a story about family, grief, addiction and motherhood, and it asks an important question - if you spend your life giving everything to the ones you love, do you risk losing yourself along the way? 'A brilliant book...that explores the brutal legacy of addiction and the consequences of a deep grief left to stagnate' Sara Cox 'A tender, surprising, occasionally bleak, moving and delicate book' Irish Times 'A study of grief, addiction and what it means to be a mother' Stylist 'Melancholy, beautifully unadorned prose' Mail on Sunday 'Unflinching and unsparing but also beautifully written' Daily Mail 'An incredible debut' Daily Mirror 'A page-turning exploration of grief, addiction, young motherhood and unbreakable family ties' British Vogue

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147227590X

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The Mess We're In

A vivid story of friendship, hedonism and finding your own rhythm

By: Annie Macmanus

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A vivid story of friendship, hedonism and finding your own rhythm

By: Annie Macmanus

A heady mix of thrills and heartbreak . . . I enjoyed it so so much' GRAHAM NORTON 'Macmanus writes with remarkable verve and wisdom . . . She has created easily my favourite character of recent years' LOUISE KENNEDY 'What [Macmanus has] managed to do with London, and what London means to different generations of Irish people, is terrific, and deeply moving' RODDY DOYLE I'm a Londoner now. I'm a voice in the noise. I'm ready. It's the turn of the millennium and, landing in London with nothing but her CD collection and demo tape, Orla Quinn moves into a squalid Kilburn house with her best mate and a band called Shiva. Orla wants to make music, but juggling two jobs and partying every night isn't helping. Back in Ireland her parents' marriage has crumbled, she's not speaking to her father, and her mother and sister are drinking too much. While Orla's own dreams seem to be going nowhere, Shiva are on the brink of something big. But as the hype around the band intensifies, so does the hedonism, and relationships in the house are growing strained. This is the story of a young woman thrashing through life, trying to find home in a strange new place. It's also a story about music: how it can break you down and build you back up again, and how to find your rhythm when all you hear is noise. Praise for The Mess We're In: 'Bracingly lyrical' OBSERVER 'A dizzyingly good read' iPAPER 'The bygone heyday of indie rock pulses with authenticity' IRISH INDEPENDENT 'Such a gorgeous book . . . I absolutely ate up every word' AISLING BEA 'I'm so sad it's over. I could have read another sixty chapters . . . A fantastic read' JOANNE MCNALLY 'Beautifully painted, well set up and realistic' SARA COX Praise for Mother Mother: 'A writer whose understanding and capturing of human nature comes as easily to her as breathing' CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS 'Writes with flair and confidence rarely seen in a debut' SINÉAD GLEESON 'Tender, surprising, occasionally bleak, moving and delicate' IRISH TIMES 'A study of grief, addiction and what it means to be a mother' STYLIST 'Melancholy, beautifully unadorned prose' MAIL ON SUNDAY

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Mother Mother

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By: Annie Macmanus

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It's the turn of the millennium and, landing in London with nothing but her CD collection and demo tape, Orla Quinn moves into a squalid Kilburn house with her best mate and a band called Shiva. Orla wants to make music, but juggling two jobs and partying every night isn't helping. Back in Ireland her parents' marriage has crumbled, she's not speaking to her father, and her mother and sister are drinking too much. While Orla's own dreams seem to be going nowhere, Shiva are on the brink of something big. But as the hype around the band intensifies, so does the hedonism, and relationships in the house are growing strained. This is the story of a young woman thrashing through life, trying to find home in a strange new place. It's also a story about music: how it can break you down and build you back up again, and how to find your rhythm when all you hear is noise."--

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Irish Blood, English Heart, Ulster Fry

Return Journeys to Ireland

By: Annie Caulfield

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Irish Blood, English Heart, Ulster Fry

Return Journeys to Ireland

By: Annie Caulfield

Annie Caulfield's early years were spent by the seaside in Ireland. However, the family shifted to Sixties London and soon she wasn't sure who she was - was she English, was she Irish, and if so, what kind of Irish? Watching the news of The Troubles, she was unable to recognise the country she'd left behind. On return journeys to visit her family over the last thirty years, she discovers how much The Troubles have caused weird and successful aspects of the country's life and history to be overlooked. Caulfield's background is religiously and politically mixed, giving her a unique and often astute perspective on The Troubles. This is an Irish emigrant's tale, asking whether you can ever really go back to your roots. If you were a punk rocker when others were on hunger strike, can you really put your hand on your heart and say 'my people'? If you get a headache and go home to watch Big Brother on 12th July, are you just too flippant to understand your own country? There are many books on the recent history of Northern Ireland, but none give such a funny insight into the lives of ordinary people as Annie Caulfield's affectionate portrait of 'Alternative Ulster'.

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Penguin UK

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014193591X

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The Unfinished History of the Iran-Iraq War

Faith, Firepower, and Iran's Revolutionary Guards

By: Annie Tracy Samuel

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The Unfinished History of the Iran-Iraq War

Faith, Firepower, and Iran's Revolutionary Guards

By: Annie Tracy Samuel

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), founded after the Iranian revolution in 1979, is one of the most powerful and prominent but least understood organizations in Iran. In this book, Annie Tracy Samuel presents an innovative and compelling history of this organization and, by using the Iran-Iraq War as a focal point, analyzes the links between war and revolution. Tracy Samuel provides an internal view of the IRGC by examining how the Revolutionary Guards have recorded and assessed the history of the war in the massive volume of Persian language publications produced by the organization's top members and units. This not only enhances our comprehension of the IRGC's roles and power in contemporary Iran, but also demonstrates how the history of the Iran-Iraq War has immense bearing on the Islamic Republic's present and future. In doing so, the book reveals how analyzing Iran's history provides the critical tools for understanding its actions today.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108787185

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Three by Annie Dillard

The Writing Life, An American Childhood, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

By: Annie Dillard

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Three by Annie Dillard

The Writing Life, An American Childhood, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

By: Annie Dillard

A stunning collection of Annie Dillard's most popular books in one volume.

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Harper Perennial

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0060920645

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9780060920647

The Annie Dillard Library

By: Annie Dillard

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The Annie Dillard Library

By: Annie Dillard

In time for holiday giftgiving, here is a beautiful boxed edition containing five favorite books by Annie Dillard. Includes Living by Fiction, An American Childhood, Holy the Firm, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, and Teaching a Stone to Talk. Shrink-wrapped.

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For the Time Being

By: Annie Dillard

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For the Time Being

By: Annie Dillard

A collection of personal narratives by Annie Dillard.

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Macmillan Reference USA

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0783886713

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Mother Mother

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Mother Mother

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The Mess We're In

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Irish Blood, English Heart, Ulster Fry

Irish Blood, English Heart, Ulster Fry

The Unfinished History of the Iran-Iraq War

The Unfinished History of the Iran-Iraq War

Three by Annie Dillard

Three by Annie Dillard

The Annie Dillard Library

The Annie Dillard Library

For the Time Being

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