Synopsis
Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2007
The nine surviving children of the Hegarty clan gather in Dublin for the wake of their wayward brother Liam. It wasn't the drink that killed him - although that certainly helped - it was what happened to him as a boy in his grandmother's house, in the winter of 1968.
The Gathering is a novel about love and disappointment, about thwarted lust and limitless desire, and how our fate is written in the body, not in the stars.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Vintage Publishing
- ISBN: 9780099501633
- Number of pages: 272
- Dimensions: 199 x 132 x 19 mm
- Weight: 194g
- Languages: English
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The Gathering
Most definitely not a prize winning piece of literature. Perhaps a well worded book it's just a shame the author forgot to include a story line. I felt not... READ MORE
The Gathering
Very disappointing. The synopsis sounded great and I ordered the book, looking forward to a good read. It was far too obsessed with the male genitalia an... READ MORE
A powerful read
I bought The Gathering when it won The Man Booker Prize in 2007 and read this for my most recent reading group meeting. The story is related by Veronica - ... READ MORE
Sadly beautiful
A beautifully written book . Very coherent style. A difficult subject to write about so eloquently.
Blarney
James Joyce type of stuff. But possibly even slower and more boring. Contrived prose style