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From internationally acclaimed, Man Booker Prize – winning author Anne Enright comes a shattering novel set in a small town on Ireland’s Atlantic coast. The Green Road is a tale of family and fracture, compassion and selfishness – an audiobook about the gaps in the human heart and how we strive to fill them.
Spanning 30 years, The Green Road tells the story of Rosaleen, matriarch of the Madigans, a family on the cusp of either coming together or falling irreparably apart. As they grow up, Rosaleen’s four children leave the west of Ireland for lives they could have never imagined in Dublin, New York, and Mali, West Africa. In her early old age, their difficult, wonderful mother announces that she’s decided to sell the house and divide the proceeds. Her adult children come back for a last Christmas with the feeling that their childhoods are being erased, their personal history bought and sold.
A profoundly moving work about a family’s desperate attempt to recover the relationships they’ve lost and forge the ones they never had, The Green Road is Enright’s most mature, accomplished, and unforgettable novel to date.
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Customers find the book engaging and interesting from start to finish. They praise the rich writing quality and appreciate the prose and imagery. Many readers describe the story as insightful and deeply human. However, some find the pacing disjointed and the structure odd. Opinions differ on the story quality – some find it remarkable and enjoyable, while others consider it depressing and difficult to read. There are mixed reviews on the character development – some find them well-developed and distinct, while others never cared for the characters.
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