A Ghost in the Throat

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In the 1700s, an Irish noblewoman, on discovering her husband has been murdered, drinks handfuls of his blood and composes an extraordinary poem. In the present day, a young mother narrowly avoids tragedy. On encountering the poem, she becomes obsessed with its parallels with her own life, and sets out to track down the rest of the story.

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Description

A true original. In this stunningly unusual prose debut, Doireann Ni Ghriofa sculpts essay and autofiction to explore inner life and the deep connection felt between two writers centuries apart. In the 1700s, an Irish noblewoman, on discovering her husband has been murdered, drinks handfuls of his blood and composes an extraordinary poem. In the present day, a young mother narrowly avoids tragedy. On encountering the poem, she becomes obsessed with its parallels with her own life, and sets out to track down the rest of the story. A devastating and timeless tale about one woman freeing her voice by reaching into the past and finding another’s.

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Weight 0.322 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 2.7 cm
Book_author

N?, Ghr?ofa, Doirea

Publisher

Tramp Press

Imprint

Tramp Press

Cover

Paperback

Pages

224

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

828.9207 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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