The Queen of Dirt Island
By Donal Ryan
Categories: Literature & Fiction
The Queen of Dirt Island is a 2022 novel by Irish writer Donal Ryan, author of The Spinning Heart, set in rural Tipperary and told in short chapters across several decades. It follows three generations of women in the Aylward family living under one roof: Eileen, widowed when her daughter was a baby; her mother-in-law, Nana Aylward; and her daughter, Saoirse. The novel traces their fierce bond, their arguments, humor and secrets, and how they protect one another from men and from the world around them.
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