Broderick, John
The Waking of Willie Ryan
- ISBN 13:
- 9781843510499
- author:
- Broderick, John
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2004
- Pages:
- 240
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 13.4 x 2.1 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Classics, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Waking Of Willie Ryan by John Broderick is a powerful exploration of the complexities of Irish society in the 1950s. After twenty-five years, Willie Ryan returns to his hometown, having escaped from an insane asylum where he was committed due to a family scandal. As Willie navigates his way back into his community, he offers a piercing vision of the hypocrisies and pretensions that underpin the lives of those around him. Through his story, we see the truth behind his brother's grief, his nephew's fear of freedom, and the perceptiveness of the asylum nurse who cared for him. As Willie prepares to face death, he agrees to a private family mass, setting the stage for a confrontation with one of those complicit in his confinement. This thought-provoking novel is a searing expose of the petty bourgeois snobbishness that can hide behind a mask of respectability.
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