The Book Show - Anne Enright - The Wren, The Wren

October 10, 2023 00:27:25
The Book Show - Anne Enright - The Wren, The Wren
The Book Show
The Book Show - Anne Enright - The Wren, The Wren

Oct 10 2023 | 00:27:25

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Show Notes

The Times calls Booker Prize winning writer Anne Enright one of our greatest living novelists. Her latest, “The Wren, The Wren” is about a dead poet’s daughter and granddaughter coming to terms with his troubling legacy. Enright’s novel about language and connection explores the inheritance of trauma, wonder, and love across three generations of women.

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