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Someone

by Alice McDermott
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The quietest life can resonate the longest. A beautiful, bittersweet masterpiece about a remarkable journey of the heart

SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2015
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2014

Someone begins on the stoop of a Brooklyn apartment building where Marie is waiting for her father to come home from work. It is the 1920s and in her Irish-American enclave the stories of her neighbours unfold before her short-sighted eyes.
As the years pass Marie's own history plays out against the backdrop of a changing world. This is the story of one life in all its devastating pains and unexpected joys; its bursts of brilliant clarity and moments of profound confusion.
Fragments of a curious childhood, of adolescent sexual awakenings, of motherhood and, finally, old age are pieced together in this resonant tale of an unremarkable, unforgettable woman.
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'A beautiful book' Sunday Telegraph
'Masterful' Irish Times
'Exquisite' New York Times

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    • Release date

      November 7, 2013

    • Formats

      • OverDrive Read

        • ISBN: 9781408847251

      • EPUB ebook

        • ISBN: 9781408847251
        • File size: 2363 KB

    • Languages

      • English

    • Levels

      • Lexile® Measure: 1010
      • Text Difficulty: 6-8

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    Formats

    • OverDrive Read
    • EPUB ebook

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    Languages

    • English

    Levels

    • Lexile® Measure:1010
    • Text Difficulty:6-8