N o v e l i s t
The Weight of Love.
2021
The Weight of Love is an exploration of how we manage life when the notes and beats of our existence, so carefully arranged, begin to slip off the stave. An intimate and moving account of the intricacies of marriage and the myriad ways in which we can love and be loved.
“This is heartache for grown-ups. The Weight of Love pulls you in and does not let go” Anne Enright.
“Beautiful and painful, exquisitely written, shot through with nostalgia for our earlier selves” Marian Keyes.
“Delicate, powerful, hypnotic” Donal Ryan
Her first novel The Weight of Love won the 2021 John McGahern Award for debut Irish fiction.
Shortlisted, Novel of the Year, 2021, for The Weight of Love: Dalkey Literary Awards.