Why a Booktrail?
2001: Confessions traces the arc of three generations of women as they experience the irresistible gravity of the past.
Confessions
What you need to know before your trail
The walls of New York are papered over with photos of the missing. Cora Brady’s father is there, the poster she made taped to columns and bridges. Her mother died long ago and now, orphaned on the cusp of adulthood, Cora is adrift and alone. Soon, a letter will arrive with the offer of a new life: far out on the ragged edge of Ireland, in the town where her parents were young, an estranged aunt can provide a home and fulfil a long-forgotten promise. There the story of Cora’s family is hidden, and in her presence will begin to unspool
Locations
Reset- America/ USA - New York - New York City
- A: Flushing Creek
- B: World Trade Center
- C: East River
- D: E 96th St
- Ireland - Co Donegal
- E: Burtonport - main street
Travel Guide
New York
Set firmly in New York in 2001 when the twin towers were under attack. Seeing this in a novel as the characters experience that opens the book with a shocker and the reality hits. We then go through the city as they see it, from the streets they remember as part of an alphabet song to the streets where your feet bleed from walking.
This is New York at its most raw.
Ireland – County Donegal – Burtonport
Two interesting facts about Burtonport
A plaque in the village commemorates the brief landing on the nearby Rutland Island of a French military force led by James Napper Tandy in a failed attempt to assist rebels during the 1798 rebellion on 16 September 1798.
In 1974, a commune called Atlantis Primal Therapy Commune was established in Burtonport by Jenny James. The commune, which came to be known as “The Screamers” for its practice of primal therapy, moved to the island of Inishfree in 1980.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Confessions
Destination/Location: Burtonport, New York City Author/guide: Catherine Airey Departure: 2001
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