PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Aoife Fitzpatrick is a native of Dublin, Ireland. Her debut novel, The Red Bird Sings, was awarded the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize in 2020. The research for the novel brought her to the forests, rivers, towns - and courthouse - of Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The winner of the inaugural Books Ireland short-story competition, her work has been recognised by the Sean O'Faolain Prize, the Elizabeth Jolley Prize and by the Writing.ie Short Story of the Year award. Her short stories have been published in Southword literary journal, in Books Ireland magazine and by independent publisher, Cinnamon Press. Aoife read English Studies at Trinity College, Dublin, and in 2019, graduated the MFA in Creative Writing at University College Dublin, with distinction. In 2020, she was the recipient of a literature bursary from the Arts Council of Ireland in support of her debut.
An atmospheric debut that keeps you turning pages right until the end. Loved it * Julie Owen Moylan, author of That Green Eyed Girl * Truly superb... Compelling and lyrical in equal measure * Victoria MacKenzie, author of For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On My Little Pain * Beautifully crafted ... wholly convincing in its historical detail and tone * Sarah Gilmartin, author of Dinner Party * Exceptional... What a treat. It's that rare beast: beautiful and literary with an extremely compelling and readable plot * Nicola Garrard, author of 29 Locks * I was tenterhooked from the very first to the very last page * Jo Browning Wroe, author of A Terrible Kindness *
