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Anne Enright

This event has been cancelled.

“Enright possesses an unusual combination of talents. She is a rich, lyrical prose writer, who cascades among novelties–again and again, she finds the unexpected adjective, the just noun.”

THE NEW YORKER

Dublin-based writer Anne Enright’s novel The Gathering won the Man Booker Prize, and The Forgotten Waltz won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. Enright’s newest novel Actress introduces readers to Katherine O’Dell, an Irish theater legend. Katherine began her career on Ireland’s bus-and-truck circuit before making it to London’s West End, Broadway, and finally Hollywood. Every moment of her life is a star turn, with her young daughter Norah standing in the wings. But the mother-daughter romance cannot survive Katherine’s past or the world’s damage. With age, alcohol, and dimming stardom, her grip on reality grows fitful and, fueled by a proud and long-simmering rage, she commits a bizarre crime.

Her mother’s protector, Norah understands the destructive love that binds an actress to her audience, and also the strength that an actress takes from her art. Once the victim of a haunting crime herself, Norah eventually becomes a writer, wife, and mother, finding her way to her own hard-won joy. Actress is finally a book about the freedom we find in our work and in the love we make and keep.

“With language so vibrant it practically has a pulse, Enright makes an exquisitely drawn case for the possibility of growth, love and transformation at any age.”

PEOPLE MAGAZINE

Books

A selection of backlist titles and the author’s current book will be available for sale from Mystery Lovers Bookshop. Books will be pre-signed and signed bookplates will be available for books brought from home.

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WHEN

Monday, March 16, 2020 at 7 p.m.

Anne Enright deeply regrets that given travel restrictions associated with COVID-19, she is unable to attend the Monday, March 16th event at the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall.

Previously purchased tickets will be refunded to your original payment method. No further action is needed on your behalf.

WHERE

Carnegie Library Lecture Hall
4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, 15213

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