Academy Street by Mary Costello
Growing up in the west of Ireland in the 1940s Tess is a shy
introverted child. But beneath her quiet exterior lies a heart of fire. A fire
that will later drive her to make her home among the hurly burly of 1960s New
York. Over four decades and a life lived with quiet intensity on Academy Street
in upper Manhattan, Tess encounters ferocious love and calamitous loss. But
what endures is her bravery and fortitude, and her striking insights even as
she is 'floating close to hazard.' Joyous and heart-breaking, restrained but
sweeping, this is a profoundly moving story that charts one woman's quest for
belonging amid the dazzle and tumult of America's greatest city.
Awards: Winner of the Bord Gais Energy Book Awards Irish
Novel of the Year, 2014.
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