{"product_id":"confessions-9781405961530","title":"Confessions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn immersive, epic tale of three generations of women over two continents, caught between forging their own paths and the family secrets that keep holding them back  It is late September in 2001 and the walls of New York are papered over with photos of the missing. Cora Brady's father is there, the poster she made taped to columns and bridges. Her mother died long ago and now, orphaned on the cusp of adulthood, Cora is adrift and alone. Soon, a letter will arrive with the offer of a new life- far out on the ragged edge of Ireland, in the town where her parents were young, an estranged aunt can provide a home and fulfil a long-forgotten promise. There the story of her family is hidden, and in her presence will begin to unspool...  An essential, immersive debut from an astonishing new voice, Confessions traces the arc of three generations of women as they experience in their own time the irresistible gravity of the past- its love and tragedy, its mystery and redemption, and, in all things intended and accidental, the beauty and terrible shade of the things we do.\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781405961530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 09 Jun 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.8(H)x12.9(L)x3.3(W)322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 322\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eCatherine Airey grew up in England in a family of mixed Irish and English descent, and now lives in Bristol. Confessions is her first novel.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cb\u003eA saga\u003c\/b\u003e: its serious pleasures are its expansiveness and range, and Airey’s rare, particular instinct... \u003cb\u003ea cool, bold image of female pain and liberation\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eConfessions\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea remarkable debut. A complex and compulsive read\u003c\/b\u003e that unravels the intricate twists and revelations among three generations of women with elegance and urgency -- Miranda Cowley Heller, author of THE PAPER PALACE\u003cbr\u003eCONFESSIONS is a beating heart of a novel, intricate both in its weaving and its unspooling. \u003cb\u003eAn irresistible read\u003c\/b\u003e -- Yael van der Wouden, author of THE SAFEKEEP\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intricately woven epic\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConfessions\u003c\/i\u003e is both intimate and expansive, a novel that teems with raw, hungry life -- Colin Walsh, author of KALA\u003cbr\u003eI was mesmerized from the very first pages of Catherine Airey's startling debut, \u003ci\u003eConfessions. \u003c\/i\u003eThe story of Maire and Roisin, two Irish sisters living an ocean apart, proceeds with an almost hypnotic power and grace - it has the certainty of fable and the true originality of \u003cb\u003ea powerful new voice in fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Tara Conklin, New York Times bestselling author of THE LAST ROMANTICS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePropulsive and utterly captivating \u003c\/b\u003e… Airey has shades of the American novelists Donna Tartt and Jeffrey Eugenides in her style * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003eThe\u003cb\u003e beautifully written \u003c\/b\u003enarrative goes on to reveal the secrets of three generations of women. It’s an epic family saga involving a host of mysteries and I galloped to the end. \u003cb\u003eI loved it.\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eThe narrative zips along with the crackling intelligence of Donna Tartt, full of twists and zips, and genuine surprises... \u003cb\u003eConfessions is an astonishing and remarkable novel, and truly deserving of all the accolades coming its way\u003c\/b\u003e * Irish Independent *\u003cbr\u003eBrilliantly conceived and magnificently executed, I truly could not put it down. I haven’t come across as honest, truthful, compelling, and gripping a writer for decades. The work of a debut novelist that \u003cb\u003efeels like the work of a seasoned and highly accomplished author\u003c\/b\u003e -- Anna Fitzgerald, author of GIRL IN THE MAKING\u003cbr\u003eConfessions is a\u003cb\u003e tender and bitingly original work\u003c\/b\u003e that effortlessly weaves the parochial weight of Irish family history with the mendacious allure of Manhattan's seedy streets. Catherine Airey reads like a natural successor to Maeve Brennan, a chronicler of the pain and peril of self-determination. -- Darragh McKeon, award-winning author of REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY","brand":"Catherine Airey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48852125450457,"sku":"9781405961530","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781405961530.jpg?v=1782390745","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/confessions-9781405961530","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}