Irish Women's Fiction: From Edgeworth to Enright

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The book explores the evolution of Irish women's fiction from the establishment of the Irish state to the 1990s, covering significant historical contexts such as World War II and Second Wave feminism. Heather Ingman analyzes a wide range of genres, including children's literature and crime fiction, highlighting the often-overlooked contributions of women writers. The text aims to reintegrate these authors, like Anne Enright and Emma Donoghue, into the Irish literary canon, providing insights into their writing lives and thematic concerns in an accessible manner.