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Kate Wall is flying to Dublin for the funeral of her younger sister Cara. Staying with her sedentary father and sister's housemate Pen, Kate comes to realize several things: that Pen and Cara were lovers, that she herself is more Irish than she thought and that the past is ever present.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Donoghue, Emma, 1969- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Harper Perennial, 2011.
Edition:First Harper Perennial edition.
Subjects:
Loss (Psychology) > Fiction.
Sisters > Death > Fiction.
Lesbians > Fiction.
Dublin (Ireland) > Fiction.
Bereavement > Fiction.
Perte (Psychologie) > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Sœurs > Mort > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Lesbiennes > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Deuil > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Bereavement
Lesbians
Loss (Psychology)
Sisters > Death
Ireland > Dublin
Domestic fiction
Fiction
Psychological fiction
Novels.
Lesbian fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Description
Summary:Kate Wall is flying to Dublin for the funeral of her younger sister Cara. Staying with her sedentary father and sister's housemate Pen, Kate comes to realize several things: that Pen and Cara were lovers, that she herself is more Irish than she thought and that the past is ever present.
Item Description:Includes "P.S. insights, interviews & more ...".
The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Physical Description:309, 16 pages ; 21 cm
Awards:Stonewall Book Award (American Library Association), 1997: Literature Award
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780062117106
0062117106