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'The home scar - that's what they call the mark limpets make on the
rock when they return.' 'Wait, they leave the rock?' 'Of course.
How else would they survive? On opposite sides of the world,
half-siblings Cassie and Christo have built their lives around
work, intent on ignoring their painful past. When a dramatic storm
in Galway hits the headlines, they're drawn back there to revisit a
glorious childhood summer, the last before their mother died. But
their journey uncovers memories of a far less happy summer - one
that had tragic consequences. Confronted with the havoc their
mother left in her wake, Cassie and Christo are forced to face
their past and - ready or not - to deal with the messy tangle of
parental love and neglect that shaped them. The Home Scar is a
luminous and precise story about the inheritance of loss and the
possibility of finally making peace with it. _________ 'A powerful
story about legacy and loss and the possibility of reconciliation'
Irish Times 'Her beautifully simple style belies psychological
complexity . . . and her tone is wryly accepting' Big Issue 'Subtle
and authentic' Claire Fuller 'A gorgeous story of sibling love. I
thoroughly enjoyed following Cassie and Christo's quest to discover
the tangled roots of a past that binds them together' Louise Nealon
'Kathleen MacMahon's subject is memory itself: how we remember -
and the impact upon our future lives when our memories deceive us.
Compassionate and poignant, The Home Scar is a work of considerable
moral power' Neil Hegarty 'An exceptional novel by one of Ireland's
foremost literary talents. A book not to be missed' Anne Griffin 'A
very grown-up novel about life and love, of course, and above all,
the repercussions of a disrupted childhood . . . a real tour de
force' Christine Dwyer Hickey 'Picks at the wounds only a mother
can inflict . . . ambitious . . . intricate' Sunday Independent
From the Women's Prize longlisted author of Nothing But Blue Sky
'The home scar - that's what they call the mark limpets make on the
rock when they return.' 'Wait, they leave the rock?' 'Of course.
How else would they survive? On opposite sides of the world,
half-siblings Cassie and Christo have built their lives around
work, intent on ignoring their painful past. When a dramatic storm
in Galway hits the headlines, they're drawn back there to revisit a
glorious childhood summer, the last before their mother died. But
their journey uncovers memories of a far less happy summer - one
that had tragic consequences. Confronted with the havoc their
mother left in her wake, Cassie and Christo are forced to face
their past and - ready or not - to deal with the messy tangle of
parental love and neglect that shaped them. The Home Scar is a
luminous and precise story about the inheritance of loss and the
possibility of finally making peace with it. _________ 'Subtle and
authentic' Claire Fuller 'A gorgeous story of sibling love. I
thoroughly enjoyed following Cassie and Christo's quest to discover
the tangled roots of a past that binds them together' Louise Nealon
'Kathleen MacMahon's subject is memory itself: how we remember -
and the impact upon our future lives when our memories deceive us.
Compassionate and poignant, The Home Scar is a work of considerable
moral power' Neil Hegarty 'A very grown-up novel about life and
love, of course, and above all, the repercussions of a disrupted
childhood . . . a real tour de force' Christine Dwyer Hickey
From the author of Nothing But Blue Sky, longlisted for the Women's
Prize for Fiction, 2021 Nine Lives. Four Generations. One Family.
The MacEntees are no ordinary family. Determined to be different to
other people, they have carved out a place for themselves in Irish
life by the sheer force of their own personalities. But when a
horrifying act of violence befalls television star Alma, a chain of
events is set in motion that will leave even the MacEntees
struggling to make sense of who they are. As media storms rage
about them and secrets rise to the surface, Deirdre the flamboyant
matriarch is planning a birthday party for herself, and with it one
final, shocking surprise. From Kathleen MacMahon, the Number One
bestselling author of This is How it Ends, comes this powerful and
poignant novel capturing a moment in the life of one family.
This is when it begins Autumn, 2008. This is where it begins The
coast of Dublin. This is why it begins Bruno, an American, has come
to Ireland to search for his roots. Addie, an out-of-work
architect, is recovering from heartbreak while taking care of her
infirm father. When their worlds collide, they experience a
connection unlike any they've previously felt, but soon their
newfound love will be tested in ways they never imagined possible.
This is how it ends ...
This is when it begins
Fall, 2008.
This is where it begins
The coast of Dublin, Ireland.
This is why it begins
Bruno, an American, has come to Ireland to search for his roots.
Addie, an out-of-work architect, is recovering from heartbreak
while taking care of her infirm father. When their worlds collide,
they experience a connection unlike any they've previously felt,
but soon a tragedy will test them-and their newfound love-in ways
they never imagined possible.
This is how it ends . . .
A story you will never forget.
This is when it begins
Fall, 2008.
This is where it begins
The coast of Dublin, Ireland.
This is why it begins
Bruno, an American, has come to Ireland to search for his roots.
Addie, an out-of-work architect, is recovering from heartbreak
while taking care of her infirm father. When their worlds collide,
they experience a connection unlike any they've previously felt,
but soon a tragedy will test them-and their newfound love-in ways
they never imagined possible.
This is how it ends . . .
A story you will never forget.
Is there such a thing as a perfect marriage? David thought so. But
when his wife Mary Rose dies suddenly he has to think again. In
reliving their twenty years together David sees that the ground
beneath them had shifted and he simply hadn't noticed. Or had
chosen not to. Figuring out who Mary Rose really was and the
secrets that she kept - some of these hidden in plain sight - makes
David wonder if he really knew her. Did he even know himself?
Nothing But Blue Sky is a precise and tender story of love in
marriage - a gripping examination of what binds couples together
and of what keeps them apart. ______________ 'Touching and
enthralling' Sunday Times 'What a beautiful novel ... Elegant,
understated, subtly powerful, and rings so perfectly true' Donal
Ryan 'Heart-rending ... MacMahon's words ring with the honesty of
truth, offering genuine insight into the human condition' Business
Post 'Beautiful and moving' Claire Fuller, author of Unsettled
Ground 'Skilfully written with a wonderful lightness of touch'
Irish Times 'Gentle and triumphant, MacMahon offers us a novel
seeped in beautiful prose and poignant tenderness' Anne Griffin 'A
beautifully written and powerful tale' Woman & Home 'A tender
dissection of a marriage' Independent 'A piece of perfection ...
the best book I've read all year' Irish Examiner 'Sure and subtle,
MacMahon holds the reader in her spell. She is a born storyteller'
Mike McCormack
Many problems that plague modern American society, including
disappearance of community, decaying inner cities, racial tensions,
environmental degradation, declining civic engagement, and the
increasing ineffectiveness of government, to name a few, are in
many respects problems of leadership. Leadership means not only
what elected and appointed public officials do, but also the
critically important civic work performed by those individual
citizens who are actively engaged in making a positive difference
in society. Clearly, one of the major problems with contemporary
civic life in America is that too few of our citizens are actively
engaged in efforts to effect positive social change. Educators
seldom acknowledge higher education's possible contribution to
these problems or the role that it might play in alleviating them.
Colleges and universities provide rich opportunities for developing
leaders through the curriculum and co-curriculum. Co-curricular
experiences not only support and augment the students' formal
classroom and curricular experience, but can also create powerful
learning opportunities for leadership development through
collaborative group projects that serve the institution or the
community. These projects can be implemented through service
learning, residential living, community work, and student
organizations.
In the first section, Alexander W. Astin and Helen S. Astin, two
of the most influential authors in education and co-principal
investigators for the research team that devised Social Change
Model of Leadership Development, share their insights on the model
they helped create. Also in this section, other leading
theoreticians offer provocative and challenging insights into
non-hierarchical leadership. The second section features case
studies and other examples from the practical realm. Contributions
come from a wide array of programs and institutions, from community
colleges to Ivy League institutions to urban public universities.
Because campuses are increasingly diverse, leadership programs must
not only acknowledge but embrace the multiplicity of identities
personified in their students. Accordingly, the next section offers
essays and case studies on complex issues of intersection of
leadership and identity. The book concludes with two chapters
essential for those seeking to access leadership development: one
focusing on the need for assessment, the other containing an
account of the first-ever instrument designed specifically to
access non-hierarchical leadership, written by the creator of this
instrument.
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