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Molly Fox’s Birthday

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

Dublin. Midsummer. While absent in New York, the celebrated actor Molly Fox has loaned her house to a playwright friend, who is struggling to write a new work. Over the course of this, the longest day of the year, the playwright reflects upon her own life, Molly’s, and that of their mutual friend Andrew, whom she has known since university.
Why does Molly never celebrate her own birthday, which falls upon this day? What does it mean to be a playwright or an actor? How have their relationships evolved over the course of many years?

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Deirdre
Madden

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NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS

Deirdre Madden’s seventh novel is very finely written, with an attractive lyrical quality which explores drama, family friendship and poses intriguing questions about the nature of identity.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
Ireland
Original Language
English
Publisher
Faber & Faber

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