Book Review of the wren, the wren by Anne Enright
Name of Book: the WREN, the WREN Author: Anne Enright ISBN: 978-1-324-07603-2 Publisher: W.W. Norton Type of book: mother/daughter relationships, time, abandonment, poetry, travel, curiosity, practicality, birds, nature, modern times, Ireland, lovers Year it was published: 2023 Summary: Characters: Main characters are Carmel and Nell. Carmel is Nells mother, an extremely practical woman who closed herself off to emotions. A lot of times she has trouble understanding about why certain things can be enjoyed by others. She is also attempting to discover her father's legacy and what impact that legacy has had on her. Nell is perhaps best described as her grandfather personified; she is extremely careless, emotional, travels everywhere and seems to be without roots. She also is unable to get along with her mother. Theme What feeds into modern day you? Plot: It definitely depends, but most of the novel is either from Nells or Carmels point of view. One chapter does have Phil