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Claire Keegan’s brilliant debut collection, Antarctica, was a Los Angeles Times Book of the Year, & earned her resounding accolades on both sides of the Atlantic. Now she has delivered her next, much-anticipated book, Walk the Blue Fields, an unforgettable array of quietly wrenching stories about despair & desire in the timeless world of modern-day Ireland. In the never-before-published story “The Long & Painful Death,” a writer awarded a stay to work in Heinrich Böll’s old cottage has her peace interrupted by an unwelcome intruder, whose ulterior motives only emerge as the night progresses. In the title story, a priest waits at the altar to perform a marriage and, during the ceremony and the festivities that follow, battles his memories of a love affair with the bride that led him to question all to which he has dedicated his life; later that night, he finds an unlikely answer in the magical healing powers of a seer.A masterful portrait of a country wrestling with its past & of individuals eking out their futures, Walk the Blue Fields is a breathtaking collection from one of Ireland’s greatest talents, & a resounding articulation of all the yearnings of the human heart.°°° Claire Keegan is a novelist & short story writer, whose work has won numerous awards & been translated into more than 20 languages. Keegan was brought up on a farm in Ireland. At the age of 17, she travelled to New Orleans, where she studied English & Political Science at Loyola University. She returned to Ireland in 1992, & her highly acclaimed 1st volume of short stories - Antarctica - was published in 1999. A second successful collection of stories - Walk the Blue Fields (2007) - was followed by her 1st novel, Foster, which won the 2009 Davy Byrnes Irish Writing Award. Foster was named by the Times as 1 of the top 50 novels to be published in the 21st Century. Keegan is the current holder of the Briena Staunton Visiting Writer Fellowship at P

claire Keegan’s Brilliant Debut Collection, antarctica, Was A los Angeles Times Book Of The Year, And Earned Her Resounding Accolades On Both Sides Of The Atlantic. Now She Has Delivered Her Next, Much-anticipated Book, walk The Blue Fields, An Unforgettable Array Of Quietly Wrenching Stories About Despair And Desire In The Timeless World Of Modern-day Ireland.  In The Never-before-published Story “the Long And Painful Death,” A Writer Awarded A Stay To Work In Heinrich Böll’s Old Cottage Has Her Peace Interrupted By An Unwelcome Intruder, Whose Ulterior Motives Only Emerge As The Night Progresses. In The Title Story, A Priest Waits At The Altar To Perform A Marriage And, During The Ceremony And The Festivities That Follow, Battles His Memories Of A Love Affair With The Bride That Led Him To Question All To Which He Has Dedicated His Life; Later That Night, He Finds An Unlikely Answer In The Magical Healing Powers Of A Seer.
a Masterful Portrait Of A Country Wrestling With Its Past And Of Individuals Eking Out Their Futures, walk The Blue Fields Is A Breathtaking Collection From One Of Ireland’s Greatest Talents, And A Resounding Articulation Of All The Yearnings Of The Human Heart.

the New York Times - Maud Newton

the Irish Writer Claire Keegan Has Named [flannery] O'connor As An Influence. While The Stories In Keegan's New Collection, walk The Blue Fields, Are Gentler Than O'connor's Work, And Deeper Than Keegan's Angrier And More Obvious Offerings In Her First Book, antarctica, The Best Of Them Display A Similar Attention To Physical And Emotional Concreteness, Whereby The Two Become Blended And Magnified…the Best Stories Here Are So Textured And Moving, So Universal But Utterly Distinctive, That It's Easy To Imagine Readers Savoring Them Many Years From Now. And To Imagine Critics, Far In The Future, Deploying Lofty New Terms To Explain What It Is That Makes Keegan's Fiction Work.

Claire Keegan’s brilliant debut collection, __Antarctica__, was a __Los Angeles Times__ Book of the Year, and earned her resounding accolades on both sides of the Atlantic. Now she has delivered her next, much-anticipated book, __Walk the Blue Fields__, an unforgettable array of quietly wrenching stories about despair and desire in the timeless world of modern-day Ireland. In the never-before-published story “The Long and Painful Death,” a writer awarded a stay to work in Heinrich Böll’s old cottage has her peace interrupted by an unwelcome intruder, whose ulterior motives only emerge as the night progresses. In the title story, a priest waits at the altar to perform a marriage and, during the ceremony and the festivities that follow, battles his memories of a love affair with the bride that led him to question all to which he has dedicated his life; later that night, he finds an unlikely answer in the magical healing powers of a seer.A masterful portrait of a country wrestling with its past and of individuals eking out their futures, __Walk the Blue Fields__ is a breathtaking collection from one of Ireland’s greatest talents, and a resounding articulation of all the yearnings of the human heart. Claire Keegan’s brilliant debut collection, Antarctica , was a Los Angeles Times Book of the Year, and earned her resounding accolades on both sides of the Atlantic. Now she has delivered her next, much-anticipated book, Walk the Blue Fields , an unforgettable array of quietly wrenching stories about despair and desire in the timeless world of modern-day Ireland. In the never-before-published story “The Long and Painful Death,” a writer awarded a stay to work in Heinrich Böll’s old cottage has her peace interrupted by an unwelcome intruder, whose ulterior motives only emerge as the night progresses. In the title story, a priest waits at the altar to perform a marriage and, during the ceremony and the festivities that follow, battles his memories of a love affair with the bride that led him to question all to which he has dedicated his life; later that night, he finds an unlikely answer in the magical healing powers of a seer. A masterful portrait of a country wrestling with its past and of individuals eking out their futures, Walk the Blue Fields is a breathtaking collection from one of Ireland’s greatest talents, and a resounding articulation of all the yearnings of the human heart. Covers ......Page 1 Title page ......Page 7 Dedication ......Page 9 Contents ......Page 11 The Parting Gift ......Page 13 Walk the Blue Fields ......Page 27 Dark Horses ......Page 51 The Forester's Daughter ......Page 61 Close to the Water's Edge ......Page 103 Surrender ......Page 117 Night of the Quicken Trees ......Page 133 Some notes on the folklore/stories ......Page 173 Fiction, Short Stories, CS, ST Covers 1 Title page 7 Dedication 9 Contents 11 The Parting Gift 13 Walk the Blue Fields 27 Dark Horses 51 The Forester's Daughter 61 Close to the Water's Edge 103 Surrender 117 Night of the Quicken Trees 133 Some notes on the folklore/stories 173 Short Stories,Fiction,ST,CS Against the setting of modern-day Ireland, a collection of short fiction explores the themes of despair and desire "... Stories about despair and desire in the timeless world of modern-day Ireland"--Jacket