Another Kind of Life [Paperback]

Catherine Dunne (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 5, 2004

Hannah, May and Eleanor are sisters whose early life in Dublin with their middle class parents, has prepared them for a comfortable future of marriage, children and servants. Further north, Mary and Cecilia are also sisters, struggling to make a living in the linen mills of Belfast amid rising political tension. The lives of all the sisters are destined to unfold in ways that none of them could have imagined and "Another Kind of Life" is the intricately crafted tale of how their lives entwine, against the backdrop of the rapidly changing Ireland of the late 19th century. In her eagerly awaited new novel Catherine Dunne returns to the themes of family ties, love and loyalty which she has delineated so finely in her earlier work but this time she opens out her canvas to tell us a much wider story.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A cleverly constructed tale about two groups of sisters living in Ireland in the late 19th century. Hannah, May and Eleanor live in Dublin with their middle class parents, and the story opens with the three of them going to the Lord Lieutenant's children's party. Hannah is six, May four and Eleanor still a baby at this time. In the north, Maria and Cecilia are also sisters who struggle in the linen mills of Belfast to make a few shillings to help their mother. What happens and how the two sets of lives unfold makes an absorbing tale which is beautifully told. All in all, a novel of real quality. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Catherine Dunne was born in Dublin. Her first novel, IN THE BEGINNING, was published in 1997. It became an international bestseller and was shortlisted for the Bancarella, the Italian Booksellers' Prize. A NAME FOR HIMSELF, which followed in 1998, was shortlisted for the Kerry Ingredients Book of the Year Award. THE WALLED GARDEN was published in 2000, to critical and popular acclaim. It was translated into several languages and broadcast on RTE Radio. She lives in Dublin with her husband and son.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Picador (March 5, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0330396080
• ISBN-13: 978-0330396080
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #782,978 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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