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Ruthie Swain, the bedridden daughter of a dead poet, tries to find her father through stories -- and through generations of family history in County Clare.

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Main Author:	Williams, Niall, 1958- (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Bloomsbury, 2014.
Edition:	First U.S. edition.
Subjects:	Fathers and daughters > Fiction. Young women > Fiction. Poets > Fiction. Clare (Ireland) > Fiction. Domestic fiction > Ireland. Historical fiction > Ireland.
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Summary:	Ruthie Swain, the bedridden daughter of a dead poet, tries to find her father through stories -- and through generations of family history in County Clare.
Physical Description:	358 pages ; 25 cm
ISBN:	9781620406472 (hardback : U.S. ed.) 1620406470 (hardback : U.S. ed.) 9781408852033 1408852039
Author Notes:	Author and playwright Niall Williams was born in Dublin in 1958. He received a Master's degree in Modern American Literature from University College Dublin, where he also studied English and French literature. In 1980, he moved to New York and worked as a copywriter for Avon Books. In 1985, he moved back to Ireland to become a full-time writer. His first four books were co-written with his wife and deal with their life together in Kiltumper, Ireland. On his own, he has written three plays and five novels. His first novel, Four Letters of Love, became an international bestseller. (Bowker Author Biography)