Elaine Feeney Knihy

Jamie O'Neill má dva sny: sestrojit perpetuum mobile a spojit se se svou mrtvou matkou. Na nové škole najde dva lidi, učitele Tess a Tadgha, kteří by mu možná mohli pomoci. Tím se ale změní i jejich životy. Třináctiletý Jamie O'Neill miluje červenou barvu. A k tomu vysoké stromy, déšť s větrem, knihy s přebalem, kočky, řeky a Edgara Allana Poea. Přeje si především dvě věci: sestrojit perpetuum mobile a komunikovat se svou matkou, která zemřela, když se narodil. V jeho mysli jsou tyto věci úzce spjaty. A na nové škole, kde ho vše jen mate a zahlcuje, najde dva lidi, kteří by mu mohli s tímhle přáním pomoci. Působivý román Jak postavit loď vypráví o tom, jak jeden chlapec a jeho poslání promění životy učitelů Tess a Tadhga. Něžný i silný příběh pojednává o lásce, rodině a mezilidských vazbách, o síle představivosti a o tom, že největší dobrodružství nikdy neprožíváme sami. Nakladatelská anotace.

The third collection from one of Ireland's freshest and most engaging young female poets.

Sinéad Hynes is a tough, driven, funny young property developer with a terrifying secret.No-one knows not her fellow patients in a failing hospital, and certainly not her family. She has confided only in Google and a shiny magpie.But she can't go on like this, tirelessly trying to outstrip her past and in mortal fear of her future. Somehow, Sinéad needs to seize the moment, and maybe then she can learn to be free...

Poems from the author's experiences, including a messy divorce and special-needs teaching.

Elaine Feeney brings her poetry to Harvill Secker and Vintage with this powerful, personal, fierce collection about women's lives, bodies, battles and triumphs. From a searing meditation on the experience and aftershocks of a sexual assault - written as a series of unflinching cantos - to poems of love, place and new beginnings, Feeney's voice is strong and clear, challenging and confessional, rooted in her west coast of Ireland heritage while speaking to and with women everywhere.

**PRE-ORDER THE NEW NOVEL BY THE BOOKER-PRIZE-LONGLISTED AUTHOR OF HOW TO BUILD A BOAT** **A 2025 LOOK-HEAD SELECTION IN THE OBSERVER,THE IRISH TIMES, JOURNAL.IE, RTE GUIDE AND SUNDAY TIMES IRELAND** 'A superb, multi-generational story told in stunning, poetic prose. Elaine Feeney is one of Irish literature's most gifted and persuasive storytellers.' SINÉAD GLEESON 'One of the finest writers of her generation ... Feeney will break your heart with her characters but she will also lovingly put it back together again' EDEL COFFEY Claire O'Connor's life has been on hold since she broke up with Tom Morton and moved from cosmopolitan London back home to the rugged West of Ireland to care for her dying father. But snatches of her old life are sure to follow her, when Tom unexpectedly moves nearby for work. As Claire is thrown back into a love she thought she'd left behind, she questions if Tom has come for her or for himself. Living in her childhood home brings its own challenges. While Claire tries to maintain a normal life - obsessing over the internet, going to work and minding her own business - Tom's return stirs up haunting family memories trapped within the walls of the old house that looms nearby. Let Me Go Mad in My Own Way is a story of love and resilience, rich with history and drama, and the legacies of violence and redemption. As the secrets of the past are revealed, Claire must confront whether she can escape her history to make a future for herself - and whether finding yourself means facing yourself too. Praise for Elaine Feeney 'AMAZING, EXCITING, VISCERAL' Marian Keyes 'BURSTING WITH TENDERNESS' Douglas Stuart 'RIVETING' Roddy Doyle 'HEART RENDING' Louise Kennedy 'BURSTING WITH SOUL' Lisa McInerney 'BEAUTIFULLY RENDERED AND IMAGINED' Anne Enright 'THRILLING' Nicole Flattery 'FABULOUS' Kevin Barry