Requiem

By: Berlie Doherty

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Paperback | 11 March 2018 | Edition Number 4

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312 Pages

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19.84 x 12.85 x 1.65

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The first part of Requiem is set in Ireland, and beautifully derscribes Cecilia's growing up in a small close-knit family and community.She attends a Catholic convent school and struggles to fit in. Her passion is music. The second part of Requiem moves to Venice, where Cecilia comes of age through her performance as a singer, and romantically through her brief but passionate affair with a childhood sweet-heart.

The Independent newspaper reviewer said of Requiem: 'Moments of near-Joycean epiphany... the plot is tight and the narrative startling.'

Berlie Doherty has received many awards for he fine writing, including (twice) the prestigious Carnegie Medal.

Industry Reviews

'The story of Cecilia's adolescence is exquisitely told in a style that is both economic and exuberant. There are moments of near-Joycean epiphany... the plot is tight and the narrative startling.' Independent

'I have great feelings of admiration for Requiem. Very good indeed...' Beryl Bainbridge

'Requiem made me angry - for all the right reasons. Beautifully written in a style which combines poetic feeling with a scrupulous attention to thetruth of things, it probes the tragi-comedy of Irish convent Catholicism with a rare power and sensitivity... Requiem continued to disturb me long after I had finished it.' Wendy Perriam

'Doherty writes in and even beyond, the best tradition of Irish lyricism to explore the extremes of sacrifice and sin, love and rejection.' Company

'Requiem is an enchanting and lyrical portrait of childhood and growing up. Berlie Doherty is a real writer. Lovely prose.' Barbara Trapido

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