Nesting

On a bright spring afternoon in Dublin, Ciara Fay makes a split-second decision that will change everything. Grabbing an armful of clothes from the washing line, Ciara straps her two young daughters into her car and drives away. Head spinning, all she knows for certain is that home is no longer safe...

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Main Author: O'Donnell, Roisín (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: [Chapel Hill, North Carolina] : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2025.
Edition:First U.S. edition.
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Summary:On a bright spring afternoon in Dublin, Ciara Fay makes a split-second decision that will change everything. Grabbing an armful of clothes from the washing line, Ciara straps her two young daughters into her car and drives away. Head spinning, all she knows for certain is that home is no longer safe. This was meant to be an escape. But with dwindling savings, no job, and her family across the sea, Ciara finds herself adrift, facing a broken housing system and the voice of her own demons. As summer passes and winter closes in, she must navigate raising her children in a hotel room, searching for a new home and dealing with her husband Ryan's relentless campaign to get her to come back-because leaving is one thing, but staying away is another.
Item Description:"Originally published in Great Britain in 2025 by Simon & Schuster UK Ltd."--Title page verso.
Physical Description:384 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:9781643755700
1643755706
Author Notes:Roisín O'Donnell 's short story "Sleep Watchers" was shortlisted for Short Story of the Year at the An Post Irish Book Awards this year. Her story, "How to Build a Space Rocket," won the same prize in 2018. She is the author of the collection Wild Quiet , published by New Island Books in 2016, which was longlisted for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2017, listed in the Irish Times ' favorite books of 2016 and was shortlisted for the Kate O'Brien Award 2017 as well as the International Rubery Book Award. Her short fiction has featured in The Stinging Fly , The Tangerine , the Irish Times and many other places. Other stories have been selected for major anthologies such as The Long Gaze Back , and have featured on RTÉ Radio. Nesting is her first novel. She lives near Dublin with her two children.