AnneEnrightisadazzlingwriterofinternationalstatureandoneofIreland'smostsingularvoices.NowshedeliversTheGathering,amoving,evocativeportraitofalargeIrishfamilyandashotoffreshbloodintotheIrishliterarytradition,combiningthelyricismoftheoldwiththeshockofthenew.TheninesurvivingchildrenoftheHegartyclanaregatheringinDublinforthewakeoftheirwaywardbrother,Liam,drownedinthesea.Hissister,Veronica,collectsthebodyandkeepsthedeadmancompany,guardingthesecretsheshareswithhimsomethingthathappenedintheirgrandmother'shouseinthewinterof1968.AsEnrighttracesthelineofbetrayalandredemptionthroughthreegenerationsherdistinctiveintelligencetwiststheworldafractionandgivesitbacktousinanewandunforgettablelight.TheGatheringisadaring,witty,andinsightfulfamilyepic,clarifiedthroughAnneEnright'sunblinkingeye.Itisanovelaboutloveanddisappointment,abouthowmemorieswarpandsecretsfester,andhowfateiswritteninthebody,notinthestars.