{"product_id":"holding-her-breath-eimear-ryan","title":"Holding Her Breath (Eimear Ryan)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE JOHN MCGAHERN PRIZE 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis critically acclaimed debut will be a guaranteed hit with literary fiction lovers this Christmas.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e_____________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young woman comes of age in the shadow of her family's tragic past\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Beth Crowe starts university, she is shadowed by the ghost of her potential as a competitive swimmer. Free to create a fresh identity for herself, she finds herself among people who adore the poetry of her grandfather, Benjamin Crowe, who died tragically before she was born. She embarks on a secret relationship - and on a quest to discover the truth about Benjamin and his widow, her beloved grandmother Lydia. The quest brings her into an archive that no scholar has ever seen, and to a person who knows things about her family that nobody else knows.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHolding Her Breath \u003c\/i\u003eis a razor-sharp, moving and seriously entertaining novel about complicated love stories, ambition and grief - and a young woman coming fully into her powers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE KATE O'BRIEN AWARD 2022\u003cbr\u003e__________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A stunning debut from this new Irish talent' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSTELLAR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eA beautiful coming-of-age story told with impressive skill and lightness of touch . . . I absolutely loved it' \u003cb\u003eLOUISE O'NEILL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Whip smart observations and addictive prose' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003ePrecise, sure, engaging, and a joy to read'\u003cb\u003e RODDY DOYLE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A moving debut with a satisfying conclusion' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIRISH INDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliant, vivid - I enjoyed this book ENORMOUSLY' \u003cb\u003eMARIAN KEYES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Enthralling' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIMAGE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A nimble account of student life with a darkly enjoyable undercurrent of secrecy and emotional turmoil' \u003cb\u003eSARA BAUME\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A truly compelling read, and one I wholeheartedly recommend' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBUZZ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Through the dark sky of our times, Eimear Ryan arrives like a comet, a bright talent scorching through every page' \u003cb\u003eDOIREANN NÍ GHRÍOFA\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eA Ghost in the Throat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eBrilliantly realised, gripping, and moving . . . This is absolutely the real thing' \u003cb\u003eKEVIN POWER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Written with a wonderful clarity and insight, Holding Her Breath lingers in the imagination. Beth's unravelling and re-ravelling is drawn with great skill and empathy. A brilliant debut' \u003cb\u003eDONAL RYAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eEimear Ryan's writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eGranta, Winter Papers, The Dublin Review \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Stinging Fly.\u003c\/i\u003e She is a co-founder of the literary journal\u003ci\u003e Banshee\u003c\/i\u003e and its publishing imprint, Banshee Press. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eHolding Her Breath,\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Newcomer of the Year Award at the Irish Book Awards, for the Kate O'Brien Award, and for the John McGahern Prize. Her debut non fiction book, \u003ci\u003eThe Grass Ceiling\u003c\/i\u003e, explores women's experiences in the sporting world. A native of Co. Tipperary, Eimear now lives in Cork city.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 256 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65877545025885,"sku":"K094838833","price":10.2,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9483883300001A.jpg?v=1788978631","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/holding-her-breath-eimear-ryan","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}