01
Why it matters
Enright renders memory as emotionally true but resistant to certainty.
A celebrated work
The Gathering
Anne Enright2007 selection · Literary fiction
The Gathering
After her brother Liam dies, Veronica Hegarty gathers her large Irish family and revisits their unstable childhood memories. Grief draws her toward a buried history of abuse and complicity.
02
Read this if…
You appreciate psychologically exact novels about grief and unreliable memory.
03
Ideas inside
grieffamilymemorytrauma
Get or borrow
Continue with this book.
Affiliate disclosure: We may earn a commission when you purchase through these links, at no extra cost to you. Editorial selections are independent.
Further reading
Read the critics
Independent reviews and criticism from established publications. Links open at the original outlet.
Primary record
Verify the selection
Every inclusion traces back to the organization that made the selection.
Booker Prize — official winner recordOfficial record↗ (opens in a new tab)