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Le Cheile 200430th July - 1st AugustOldcastle, Co. Meath |
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Le Cheile 200430th July - 1st AugustOldcastle, Co. Meath |
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Prepare to be enchanted by an evocative debut novel from a stunning new voice in Irish fiction: Noëlle Harrison.
Recently signed for a six figure sum by Tivoli and Pan Macmillan, this book is a richly compelling and haunting story.
Eithne is the keeper of secrets in her family. When her sister Beatrice disappeared from her home in the dark woods of Meath, it was thirteen year old Eithne who uncovered the forlorn evidence of her life: a string of pearls, a scarf, a pink beret, a compact and her beloved sketchbook…
When a stranger turns up on Eithne's door years later, the mystery of her sister's disappearance begins to unravel. As the past is revealed so too are deeply disturbing family truths that may destroy those who remain behind…
'Vivid and powerful, Beatrice is a novel told in gleaming moments,
like a string of pearls brought one by one out of the dark. It has the
compelling power of a detective story, following a trail of ghosts
into the past.'
Niall Williams
Noëlle Harrison began writing in the early nineties when she wrote and produced three plays, notably Northern Landscapes, which were staged in London in 1990 and Dublin in 1994, and 1995. After the birth of her son in 1997 Noelle began writing fiction, winning The Meath Chronicle / Bookwise Short Story Competition for her piece I Was There. Her short story, The Invisible Woman, was shortlisted for the Molly Keane Memorial Short Story Award in 2002 and will be broacast by BBC Radio Four. More recently she was shortlisted for the 2004 Hennessey Award. She has written extensively on visual art in Ireland contributing to various journals, and artists' catalogues. She also works part time as a lecturer in History of Art in Cavan College. She is in her mid thirties and lives in Oldcastle, Co. Meath.
This event is funded by Meath County Council Arts Office.