Confessions: A Novel – A Waterstones Prize-Shortlisted Irish Literary Saga of Three Generations and Buried Family Secrets
Buy Now, Pay Later
- – 4-month term
- – No impact on credit to apply
- – Instant approval decision
- – Secure and straightforward checkout
Ready to go? Add this product to your cart and select a plan during checkout.
Payment plans are offered through our trusted finance partners Klarna, Affirm, Afterpay, Zip, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. No-credit-needed leasing options through Acima may also be available at checkout.
Learn more about financing & leasing here.
FREE 30-day refund/replacement
To qualify for a full refund, items must be returned in their original, unused condition. If an item is returned in a used, damaged, or materially different state, you may be granted a partial refund.
To initiate a return, please visit our Returns Center.
View our full returns policy here.
Description
Shortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize"Confessions is a remarkable debut. A complex and compulsive read that unravels the intricate twists and revelations among three generations of women with elegance and urgency." ―Miranda Cowley Heller, author of The Paper PalaceA "dazzling puzzle box of a novel" (Oprah Daily), this gripping family saga follows three generations of women as decades of secrets spill out of the attic of one family’s mysterious old home in rural Ireland―a propulsive, page-turning story about the power of choice. New York City, late September 2001. The walls of the city are papered over with photos of the missing. Cora Brady’s father is there, the poster she made taped to columns and bridges. When a letter arrives from an aunt she didn’t know existed in Ireland with the offer of a new life, the name jogs a memory: an old videocassette game Cora used to play as a child where two sisters must save the students of a mysterious boarding school.County Donegal, 1974. An eclectic group of artists known as the Screamers arrives in Burtonport and moves into the old schoolhouse down the road from where Róisín lives with her older sister Máire. Alternately kind and cruel, brilliant artist Máire is a mystery to Róisín, as is Máire’s relationship with the boy next door, Michael. When the Screamers look to hire an artist in residence, Róisín enlists Michael’s help to get Máire the job, a choice that will put an ocean between the sisters and threaten to tear them apart forever.Burtonport, 2018. Lyca Brady lives in a sprawling old house with her mother, Cora, and great aunt, Ro. Abortion has just been legalized in Ireland, and Lyca is struggling to find herself outside her mother’s activism. An unexpected message from a childhood friend sends Lyca searching her house’s mysterious attic, with its strange collection of old medical equipment, piles of paperwork, and dusty boxes of ancient video games. There, she unearths secrets hidden for decades―secrets perhaps better left unknown.Catherine Airey’s haunting debut, a compelling work of literary fiction, spins a mesmerizing story of family and fate, survival and revelation, examining the irresistible gravity of the past―how it endures through generations, pervasively present even when buried or forgotten. Read more
Publisher : Mariner Books
Publication date : January 14, 2025
Language : English
Print length : 480 pages
ISBN-10 : 0063380137
ISBN-13 : 34
Item Weight : 1.25 pounds
Dimensions : 6 x 1.33 x 9 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #831,359 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #125 in LGBTQ+ Family Life Fiction (Books) #361 in LGBTQ+ Literary Fiction (Books) #1,633 in Multigenerational Fiction (Books)
#125 in LGBTQ+ Family Life Fiction (Books):
Frequently asked questions
To initiate a return, please visit our Returns Center.
View our full returns policy here.
- Klarna Financing
- Affirm Pay in 4
- Affirm Financing
- Afterpay Financing
- Zip Pay in 4
- Financing through Apple Pay
- Financing through Google Pay
Learn more about financing & leasing here.
