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Actress
- Author
- Anne Enright
- Narrator
- Anne Enright
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish Date
- 3 March 2020
- Run Time
- 8 hours 4 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Longlisted for the 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction
One of Time's 100 Must-Read Books of 2020
“A critique, a confession, a love letter—and another brilliant novel from Anne Enright.”—Ron Charles, Washington Post
Katherine O’Dell is an Irish theater legend. Every moment of her life is a performance, with her daughter, Norah, standing in the wings. With age, alcohol, and dimming stardom, however, Katherine’s grip on reality grows fitful. Fueled by a proud and long-simmering rage, she commits a bizarre crime.
As Norah’s role gradually changes to Katherine’s protector, caregiver, and finally legacy-keeper, she revisits her mother’s life of fiercely kept secrets; and Norah confronts in turn the secrets of her own sexual and emotional coming-of-age. With virtuosic storytelling, Actress weaves together two generations of women with difficult sexual histories, touching a raw and timely nerve.
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Details
- Author
- Anne Enright
- Narrator
- Anne Enright
- Duration
- 8 hours 4 minutes
- Release Date
- 3 March 2020
- ISBN
- 9781980071730
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Genre
- Fiction: general and literary
Synopsis
Longlisted for the 2020 Women's Prize for FictionOne of Time's 100 Must-Read Books of 2020 “A critique, a confession, a love letter—and another brilliant novel from Anne Enright.”—Ron Charles, Washington Post Katherine O’Dell is an Irish theater legend. Every moment of her life is a performance, with her daughter, Norah, standing in the wings. With age, alcohol, and dimming stardom, however, Katherine’s grip on reality grows fitful. Fueled by a proud and long-simmering rage, she commits a bizarre crime. As Norah’s role gradually changes to Katherine’s protector, caregiver, and finally legacy-keeper, she revisits her mother’s life of fiercely kept secrets; and Norah confronts in turn the secrets of her own sexual and emotional coming-of-age. With virtuosic storytelling, Actress weaves together two generations of women with difficult sexual histories, touching a raw and timely nerve.
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