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1960s, 1990s: An unforgettable debut novel about family secrets, falling apart, and coming together.
The Making of Her
What you need to know before your trail
Dublin 1996. Joan Egan lives an enviable life. She and her husband, Martin, and daughter, Carmel, are thriving in Dublin at the dawn of an economic boom. But everything changes when Joan receives a letter from Emma, the daughter who she and Martin gave up for adoption thirty years before, asking for a life-or-death favor.While Joan grapples with the guilt over giving up her baby long ago, she must confront her present as the cracks in her marriage become impossible to ignore and simmering tension with Carmel boils over. Meanwhile, Carmel and Emma must come to terms with the perceived sins of their mother, to imagine a future for their family before it is too late.
Spanning the nineties and the sixties, with Dublin as its backdrop, The Making of Her is the tender and page-turning story of marriage, motherhood, a culture that would not allow a woman to find true happiness–and her journey to finally claim it.
Locations
Reset- Ireland (Republic of) -Dublin
- A: Dublin harbour
- B: Ha'penny Bridge
- C: MoLI – Museum of Literature Ireland
Travel Guide
Dublin
A story about babies and motherhood set in Dublin
“Words alone change nothing. Promises were broken as easily as they were made.”
“What kind of woman would deny her instinct to love her child? The kind of woman who had no other choice.”
“Talking won’t change anything. It’s what we do that matters.”
“How can a man capable of denying his own flesh and blood change?
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Making of Her
Destination: Dublin Author/guide: Bernadette Jiwa Departure Time: 1960s, 1990s
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