NEW PAPERBACK EDITION

2015 saw the publication of The Long Gaze Back: An Anthology of Irish Women Writers, edited by Sinead Gleeson. The Long Gaze Back was widely acclaimed and went on to win Best Irish-published Book of the Year 2015 at the Irish Book Awards. More importantly, it sparked lively discussion and debate about the erasure of women writers from the literary canon. One question kept arising: where was the equivalent anthology for women writers from the north?

The Glass Shore, compiled by award-winning editor, broadcaster and critic Sinead Gleeson, provides an intimate and illuminating insight into a previously underappreciated literary canon. Twenty-four female luminaries - whose lives and works cover three centuries - capture experiences that are both vivid and varied, despite their shared geographical heritage. Unavoidably affected by a difficult political past, this challenging landscape is navigated by characters who are searingly honest, humorous and, at times, heartbreakingly poignant. The result is a collection that is enthralling, stirring and quietly disconcerting. Individually, these intriguing stories make an indelible impact and are cause for reflection and contemplation. Together, they transgress their social, political and gender constraints, instead collectively presenting a distinctive, resolute and impassioned voice worthy of recognition and admiration.

Featuring stories by: Rosa Mulholland, Erminda Rentoul Esler, Sarah Grand, Alice Milligan, Eithne Carbery, Margaret Barrington, Janet McNeill, Mary Beckett, Polly Devlin, Frances Molloy, Una Woods, Sheila Llewellyn, Linda Anderson, Anne Devlin, Evelyn Conlon, Mary O'Donnell, Annemarie Neary, Martina Devlin, Rosemary Jenkinson, Bernie McGill, Tara West, Jan Carson, Lucy Caldwell and Roisin O'Donnell.

About the Author

SINEAD GLEESON's essay collection Constellations: Reflections from Life won Non-Fiction Book of the Year at 2019 Irish Book Awards and the Dalkey Literary Award for Emerging Writer. It was shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize, the Michel Deon Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and has been translated into several languages. Her short stories have featured in Being Various: New Irish Short Stories (Faber, 2019) and Repeal the 8th. She has edited several award-winning anthologies including The Long Gaze Back: An Anthology of Irish Women Writers, The Glass Shore, and most recently The Art of the Glimpse. Sinead is currently collaborating with visual artists Alice Maher and Rachel Fallon, and with Aideen Barry and composer Stephen Shannon. This Woman's Work: Essays on Music, co-edited with Kim Gordon will be published by White Rabbit in 2022. She is also working on a novel.

Book Information
ISBN 9781848408401
Author Sinead Gleeson
Format Paperback
Page Count 362
Imprint New Island Books
Publisher New Island Books
Weight(grams) 450g
Dimensions(mm) 215mm * 135mm * 29mm