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Nesting
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Narrated by:
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Louisa Harland
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By:
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Roisin O'Donnell
About this listen
From an unforgettable new voice in Irish fiction, a heart-pounding, life-affirming story about one woman trying to leave her marriage and start over. For fans of Claire Keegan and Emma Donoghue.
On a bright spring afternoon in Dublin, Ciara Fay makes a split-second decision that will change her life. Grabbing an armful of clothes from the washing line, Ciara straps her two young daughters into her car and drives away. Head spinning, all she knows for certain is that home is no longer safe.
It was meant to be an escape. But with dwindling savings, no job, and her family across the sea, Ciara finds herself adrift, facing a broken housing system and the voice of her own demons. As summer passes and winter closes in, she must navigate raising her children in a hotel room, searching for a new home and dealing with her husband Ryan's relentless campaign to get her to come back.
Because leaving is one thing, but staying away is another.
Tense, beautiful and gut-wrenching, Nesting is an unforgettable story of motherhood, underpinned by love, hope and resilience.
Editorial Review
Critic Reviews
"Nesting is a powerful novel. Brand new, urgent, and hugely satisfying.' (Roddy Doyle, author of The Women Behind the Door)
'A gorgeous, maddening, thrilling and compassionate book. Roisín O’Donnell so expertly captures the dull thud of dread and the frailty of hope. Nesting shows us that the quietest voice in the room can also be the most powerful.' (Sheila Armstrong, author of Falling Animals)
"Roisín O’Donnell tackles the unsettling cruelties and manipulations of coercive control with insight and emotional complexity. The voice is authentic, vivid and important. The final dedication to ‘anyone trapped in a place that does not feel like home’ says everything. Emotionally charged, psychologically nuanced and full of compassion and possibility, I read with my heart in my mouth." (Una Mannion, author of Tell Me What I Am)
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- Anonymous User
- 09-02-2025
Chilling reality
Captured the challenges women face leaving an abusive relationship. Heart breaking reality captured on every page
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- Anonymous User
- 11-02-2025
Held my breath from start to finish.
Beautifully and sensitively written. A deep, insightful dive into the life of women (mothers) who find the courage not only to leave their abusive relationship but to navigate the treacherous path to stay out.
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-02-2025
Slow build, but worth it.
Beautifully written insights into coercive control that so many women and some men face. A bit slow at the start, but so glad I stuck with it.
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- Martyn
- 17-02-2025
Disappointing emotionally.
The story lacked depth and emotion. very predictable, a lost opportunity to reveal the effects of emotional abuse.
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