The Wren, The Wren
Anne Enright
Nell is a young woman with adventure on her mind. As she sets out into the
world, she finds her family history hard to escape. For her mother, Carmel,
Nell’s leaving home opens a space in her heart, where the turmoil of a lifetime
begins to churn. Over them both falls the long shadow of Carmel’s famous
father, an Irish poet of beautiful words and brutal actions.
From our greatest chronicler of family life, The Wren, The Wren is a story of the
love that can unite us, and the individual acts that threaten this vital bond.