Gathering, paperback/anne enright

A remarkable family epic, which won the 2007 Man Booker Prize.

The 9 surviving children of the Hegarty clan gather together in Dublin for the wake of their wayward brother Liam.

Slowly, the memories and secrets of 3 generations unravel, and sexual histories are revealed.

Combining the lyricism of the old Irish literary tradition with the shock of the new, this is a book of daring, wit and insight.

She beautifully describes the way hurt can be inherited.

Enright is a daring writer - witty, original and inventive.

Eithne Farry, }Daily Mail{.