Overview
From the National Book Award winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist Alice McDermott, The Ninth Hour is the critically acclaimed āhaunting and vivid portrait of an Irish Catholic clan in early twentieth century Americaā (The Associated Press).
One of Time Magazineās Top Ten Novels of the Year
A 2017 Kirkus Prize Finalist
A New York Times Book Review Notable Book
On a dim winter afternoon, a young Irish immigrant opens a gas tap in his Brooklyn tenement. He is determined to proveāto the subway bosses who have recently fired him, to his pregnant wifeāthat āthe hours of his life . . . belonged to himself alone.ā In the aftermath of the fire that follows, Sister St. Saviour, an aging nun, a Little Nursing Sister of the Sick Poor, appears, unbidden, to direct the way forward for his widow and his unborn child.
In Catholic Brooklyn in the early part of the twentieth century, decorum, superstition, and shame collude to erase the manās brief existence, and yet his suicide, though never spoken of, reverberates through many livesātesting the limits and the demands of love and sacrifice, of forgiveness and forgetfulness, even through multiple generations. Rendered with remarkable delicacy, heart, and intelligence, Alice McDermottās The Ninth Hour is a crowning achievement of one of the finest American writers at work today.
This book title, The Ninth Hour (A Novel) - 9781250888396, ISBN: 9781250888396, by Alice McDermott, published by Picador (August 1, 2023) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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