Greener - Murphy, Grainne
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'A beautifully crafted novel' Sunday Independent 'An exploration of care, loneliness and the space required for bonds to flourish' Irish Times 'A thoughtful meditation on what happens to old friendships when you make yourself a new life. Insightful, believable and raw, there are questions here about all of our lives' Joanna Glen, the author of The Other Half of Augusta Hope As teenagers, Helen, Annie and Laura were inseparable, bonding over family, boys, and their dreams for the future. But when school ended, so did their friendship. Twenty-five years later, a snowstorm forces the three women…mehr

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'A beautifully crafted novel' Sunday Independent 'An exploration of care, loneliness and the space required for bonds to flourish' Irish Times 'A thoughtful meditation on what happens to old friendships when you make yourself a new life. Insightful, believable and raw, there are questions here about all of our lives' Joanna Glen, the author of The Other Half of Augusta Hope As teenagers, Helen, Annie and Laura were inseparable, bonding over family, boys, and their dreams for the future. But when school ended, so did their friendship. Twenty-five years later, a snowstorm forces the three women to spend time together, leaving them wondering if they can reconcile the gap between who they are and who they used to be. GREENER is an exploration of the changing dynamics of adult friendships and asks whether old friends can ever let us become new people. 'Heartbreaking, philosophical and funny' Niamh Prior 'Set in the latter days of the pandemic, Greener is a quiet yet powerful novel which examines the nature of friendship and the compromises that people make in their lives' Madeleine D'Arcy 'Murphy is an accomplished writer with the gift of transferring everyday life onto the page assuredly' Anne Griffin 'Gráinne Murphy's keen-eyed exploration of the complexities of adult friendship brims with warmth and humour' Danielle McLaughlin Grainne Murphy has been: Shortlisted for - the Caledonia Novel Award 2019 - the Irish Writers' Centre Novel Fair 2019 - the Luke Bitmead Bursary 2016 - the Virginia Prize for Fiction 2014 Longlisted for - the Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award 2021 - the V.S Pritchett Short Story Prize 2024
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Gráinne grew up and currently resides in rural West Cork, working as a self-employed language editor specialising in human rights and environmental issues. Some of Gráinne's earlier novels were shortlisted for the Caledonia Novel Award 2019, the Irish Writers' Centre Novel Fair 2019, the Luke Bitmead Bursary 2016 and the Virginia Prize for Fiction 2014. In short fiction, her story Further West placed third in the Zoetrope All-Story Contest 2018, and was long-listed for the Sunday Times Audible short story award in 2021. Gráinne's last novel, Winter People, was published by Legend Press in 2022.