
A Ghost in the Throat
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Siobhán McSweeney
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Nominated for the Desmond Elliot Prize
A true original. In this stunningly unusual prose debut, Doireann Ní Ghríofa sculpts essay and autofiction to explore inner life and the deep connection felt between two writers centuries apart.
In the 1700s, an Irish noblewoman, on discovering her husband has been murdered, drinks handfuls of his blood and composes an extraordinary poem. Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill s Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire, famously referred to by Peter Levi, professor of poetry at Oxford University, as 'the greatest poem written in either Ireland or Britain during the eighteenth century'.
In the present day, a young mother narrowly avoids tragedy. On encountering the poem, she becomes obsessed with its parallels with her own life, and sets out to track down the rest of the story. A Ghost in the Throat is a devastating and timeless tale about one woman freeing her voice by reaching into the past and finding another's.
©2020 Doireann Ní Ghríofa (P)2021 W F HowesI learned about Daniel O’Connell in school but took little heed, grew up close to Raleigh House and The Gearagh but never considered the rich tapestry of lives of the women around him.
My only concern is the almost obsessive focus on breastfeeding. Would this alienate someone who was unable or unwilling to breastfeed?
Stunning
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Lyrically beautiful
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Siobhán was a fantastic narrator and I could listen to her all day. She really brought this wonderful novel to life and she was the best person for the job.
Looking forward to further projects from both Doirenn Ní Ghriofa and Siobhán Sweeney
Mesmerising
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Interesting
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Deeply meaningful - narrated superbly
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Spellbinding
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Captivating and beautifully narrated
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Astonishing
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Good Girls
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unique & compelling
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