Filleann Seoirse

Description

When an old friend visits a recently married couple he leaves his mark on the ménage. Told through the eyes of the wife, the story combines the life of the emotions with that of the mind and shows the coming of age of the characters and the eventual parting of companions.

“Yet, she is bored, or thinks she is.”
Liz is twenty seven years old and has been quite successful in life. She has a good husband, a son and a daughter, and they live in a comfortable house by the river in a coastal town not far from the city. Yet, she is bored, or thinks she is.

A lyrical, thoughtful and literary novel set in a seaside town in today’s Ireland. Told in the voice of a young woman, Lís, whose home life with husband Muiris and their young children is undermined by falling in love with their friend Seoirse after he moves in with them.

Told through the eyes of the wife, the story combines the life of the emotions with that of the mind and shows the coming of age of the characters and the eventual parting of companions. ”Bhí Muiris stuama. Cuir leis sin an dearcadh rómánsach agamsa agus dearcadh tragóideach Sheoirse agus tá agat trí sleasa ár dtriantáin bhig.” 978-1-913814-24-3, Eilís Ní Anluain, Leabhar Breac.