{"product_id":"the-amendments-paperback","title":"The Amendments - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNiamh Mulvey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Extraordinary. I loved it' - Jessie Burton\u003cbr\u003e'Engrossing and moving . . . gives voice to so much that's unspoken about Ireland' - Emma Donoghue\u003cbr\u003e'Wonderfully compelling . . . haunting' - Joseph O'Connor \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDelving into the lives of three generations of women, \u003ci\u003eThe Amendments\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary novel about love and freedom, belonging and rebellion - and about how our past is a vital presence which sits alongside us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNell and her partner Adrienne are about to have a baby. For Adrienne, it's the start of a new life. For Nell, it's the reason the two of them are sitting in a therapist's office. Because she can't go into this without dealing with the truth: that she has been a mother before, and now she can hardly bring herself to speak to her own mother, let alone return home to Ireland. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNell is running out of places to hide from her past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut to Ireland and the past is where she must go, and that is where \u003ci\u003eThe Amendments\u003c\/i\u003e takes us: to the heat of Nell's teenage years in the early 2000s, as Ireland was unpicking itself from its faith and embracing the hedonism of the Celtic Tiger. To 1983, when Nell's mother Dolores was grappling with the tensions of the women's rights movement. And then to the farms and suburbs and towns that made and unmade the lives at the centre of this story, bound together by the terrible secret that Nell still cannot face. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected by the \u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eIrish Journal \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e VIP \u003c\/i\u003eas one of the most anticipated novels of the year.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNiamh Mulvey is the author of the short story collection, \u003ci\u003eHearts and Bones\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the John McGahern Award. Her short fiction has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Stinging Fly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBanshee\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSouthword \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e and has been shortlisted for the Seán O'Faoláin Prize. She lives in Kilkenny, Ireland. \u003ci\u003eThe Amendments\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47266896511225,"sku":"9781529079876","price":20.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/NlGB1tY-xU9781529079876.webp?v=1768857594","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-amendments-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}