Edel Coffey finds out what books Elaine Feeney, writer and lecturer at the University of Galway, keeps on her bedside table ...
Elaine Feeney is a writer and lecturer at the University of Galway. She has published three poetry collections and her debut novel, As You Were, won Dalkey Book Festival’s Emerging Writer Prize, The Kate O’Brien Prize and The Society of Authors’ McKitterick Prize. Her second novel, How to Build a Boat, was nominated for The Booker Prize and named Best Fiction 2023 by The New Yorker
“I’ve been on a good reading spree lately – I think it’s partly the weather and the return to routine. Or maybe I’m just avoiding my own writing! Either way, I’ve read some great books.by Roddy Doyle is the latest novel in his Paula Spencer series. Paula is now in her 60s and navigating her life during lockdown. Her daughter Nicola plays a major role in this novel, and together, they form an emotional and moving portrayal of life shaped by past trauma and domestic violence.
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