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008			140905s2014 xna 000 1 eng
020			_a9781743532195 (pbk.)
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035			_a(OCoLC)ocn890376361
035			_a(OCoLC)890376361
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100	1		_aTóibín, Colm, _d1955- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aNora Webster / _cColm Tóibín.
300			_a310 pages ; _c24 cm
520			_aIt is the late 1960s in Ireland. Nora Webster is living in a small town, looking after her four children, trying to rebuild her life after the death of her husband. She is fiercely intelligent, at times difficult and impatient, at times kind, but she is trapped by her circumstances, and waiting for any chance which will lift her beyond them. Slowly, through the gift of music and the power of friendship, she finds a glimmer of hope and a way of starting again. As the dynamic of the family changes, she seems both fiercely self-possessed but also a figure of great moral ambiguity, making her one of the most memorable heroines in contemporary fiction. The portrait that is painted in the years that follow is harrowing, piercingly insightful, always tender and deeply true. Colm Toibin's Nora is a character as resonant as Anna Karenina or Madame Bovary, and Nora Webster is a novel that illuminates our own lives in a way that is rare in literature. Its humanity and compassion forge an unforgettable reading experience.
650		0	_aWidows _vFiction. _93298
650		0	_aMothers and sons _vFiction. _93477
651		0	_aIreland _xHistory _y20th century _vFiction. _914232
650		0	_9100 _aSelf-realization in women _vFiction.
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