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The Irish goodbye : micro-memoirs / Beth Ann Fennelly.

Van Pelt Library PS3556.E489 I75 2026
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Fennelly, Beth Ann, 1971- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Fennelly, Beth Ann, 1971-.
Fennelly, Beth Ann.
Authors, American--20th century--Biography.
Authors, American.
Families--United States--Personal narratives.
Families.
Marriage--United States--Personal narratives.
Marriage.
Motherhood--United States--Personal narratives.
Motherhood.
Friendship--United States--Personal narratives.
Friendship.
Grief--Personal narratives.
Grief.
Women authors, American--Personal narratives.
Women authors, American.
Genre:
Autobiographies
Biographies.
Essays.
Autobiographies.
Memoirs.
Creative nonfiction.
Physical Description:
133 pages ; 21 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2026]
Summary:
A collection of essays and short nonfiction pieces reflecting on family life, relationships, and personal experience. The work includes longer essays and brief reflective texts that explore themes such as friendship, marriage, motherhood, grief, and everyday encounters. Through observational writing, the author examines ordinary moments and personal history, including relationships with family members and friends, as well as experiences within a small community. The volume blends memoir and flash nonfiction forms.
Contents:
Married love : playing the long game
Lori Cornelius
Two sisters, one thinner, one better dressed
The stories we tell about the stories we tell
Tree pose
Married love : missing him
Character witness
Birthday
Number one sign you shouldn't send that letter
Dad gave us twenty dollars, which was a lot in 1979
Two sisters, one fast, one slow
My mother-in-law in the mirror
Prepping to teach O'Connor while visiting my mother-in-law
Two sisters, one slicing the cake, one choosing first
Being sensitive about being sensitive
Strangers with good taste, that is
My sister used to give me blank journals for my birthday
Only the basement
Flughafen Tempelof
Me vs. slugs : pandemic edition
This little trick I play on myself
Married love : Rolf und Helga
The hug
Lullaby
Fennessy
While you were out
The Irish goodbye
A scrap of paper that says remember
Married love : twenty-fifth anniversary
It is hard when your job is hard but doesn't appear to be so
The trespass
A woman's head is not the safest place to be
Elegy
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The roomies
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INheritance
Married love : because I've been French kissing him for twenty-nine years
What I think about when someone says they're estranged from their sibling
Most days are days like this
Making plans with friends
Married love : addendum to "Making plans with friends"
Dear viewer of my naked body.
Other Format:
ebook version :
ISBN:
9781324117407
1324117400
OCLC:
1519446047
Publisher Number:
CIPO000330013

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