×


 x 

Shopping cart
40%OFFMary Morrissy - Prosperity Drive - 9780224102193 - 9780224102193
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.

Prosperity Drive

€ 14.99
€ 8.99
You save € 6.00!
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Prosperity Drive Paperback. Exploring family ties and small coincidences, the stories in this title are united by recurring imagery, echoing a kind of collective unconscious, and the magnetic force of place. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .

All the characters in this mesmerising book begin their journeys on Prosperity Drive. Everything radiates out – often internationally – from this suburban Dublin street, and everything eventually returns to it. It is an Ireland in miniature. Like an exploded novel, Prosperity Drive is laid out in stories, linked by its characters who appear and disappear, bump into each other in chance encounters, and join up again through love, marriage or memory.

The form of Prosperity Drive reflects and embodies the theme of dislocation. Exploring family ties and small coincidences, the stories are united by recurring imagery, echoing ... Read more

Show Less

Product Details

Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780224102193
SKU
9780224102193
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-10

About Mary Morrissy
Mary Morrissy has published three novels – Mother of Pearl, The Pretender and The Rising of Bella Casey – and a collection of short stories, A Lazy Eye (1993). She has won a Hennessy Award and a Lannan Literary Foundation Award and currently teaches at University College Cork.

Reviews for Prosperity Drive
She is a true heir to Chekhov and the great writers… Her clear-eyed vision and her deep compassion, along with her lovely sense of the comic and her exceptional literary articulacy, make this an outstanding collection.
Éilís Ní Dhuibhne
Irish Times
Mary Morrissy is a wonderful writer. These stories are entertaining and deft, so skilfully balanced ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Prosperity Drive


Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!