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005			20180722224102.0
008			160823t20172017nyu 000 1 eng
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019			_a971118770
020			_a9780062492180 _q(paperback)
020			_a0062492187 _q(paperback)
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042			_apcc
092			_aCarey, _bLisa
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aCarey, Lisa, _eauthor. _9325700
245	1	4	_aThe stolen child : _ba novel / _cLisa Carey.
250			_aFirst edition.
263			_a1702
264		1	_aNew York : _bHarperPerennial, _c[2017]
264		4	_c©2017
300			_a373, 15 pages ; _c21 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"From the author of the critically acclaimed The Mermaids Singing comes a haunting, luminous novel set on an enchanted island off the west coast of Ireland where magic, faith, and superstition pervade the inhabitants' lives and tangled relationships--perfect for fans of Eowyn Ivey, Sarah Waters, and Angela Carter. May 1959. From one side of St. Brigid's Island, the mountains of Connemara can be glimpsed on the distant mainland; from the other, the Atlantic stretches as far as the eye can see. This remote settlement, without electricity or even a harbor, has scarcely altered since its namesake saint set up a convent of stone huts centuries ago. Those who live there, including sisters Rose and Emer, are hardy and resourceful, dependent on the sea and each other for survival. Despite the island's natural beauty, it is a place that people move away from, not to--until an outspoken American, also named Brigid, arrives to claim her late uncle's cottage. Brigid has come for more than an inheritance. She's seeking a secret holy well that's rumored to grant miracles. Emer, as scarred and wary as Rose is friendly and beautiful, has good reason to believe in inexplicable powers. Despite her own strange abilities--or perhaps because of them--Emer fears that she won't be able to save her young son, Niall, from a growing threat. Yet Brigid has a gift too, even more remarkable than Emer's. As months pass and Brigid carves out a place on the island and in the sisters' lives, a complicated web of betrayal, fear, and desire culminates in one shocking night that will change the island, and its inhabitants, forever. Steeped in Irish history and lore, The Stolen Child is a mesmerizing descent into old world beliefs, and a captivating exploration of desire, myth, motherhood, and love in all its forms. <strong>"Steeped in dark Irish mythology, The Stolen Child is a piercing exploration of regret and desire, longing and love. It is a gorgeously written,inventive, and compelling novel."--Ayelet Waldman"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"From the author of the critically and commercially successful THE MERMAIDS SINGING, a novel about a community living on an enchanted island off the coast of Ireland that explores the town's heady brew of tangled relationships, distrust of strangers, dark magic, and superstition. Think THE SNOW CHILD as written by Sarah Waters or Angela Carter"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aAmericans _zIreland _vFiction. _956143
650		0	_aInheritance and succession _vFiction. _948700
650		0	_aSisters _vFiction. _919554
650		0	_aSuperstition _vFiction. _9261780
650		0	_aMagic _vFiction. _91014
650		0	_aIslands _vFiction. _910944
651		0	_aIreland _xSocial life and customs _y20th century _vFiction. _9288548
655		7	_aHistorical fiction. _2lcgft _9683
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