The Gathering

by Anne Enright

paperback in good condition. publ 2007. 

The nine surviving children of the Hegarty family gather in Dublin for the wake of their brother Liam. It wasn't the drink that killed him. It was what happened to him as a boy in  his grandmother's house. 

This is a family epic and a novel about love, disappointment and fate. Beautifully written, it's a book that will stay in your mind for a long time after you turn the final page. 

Also, winner of the Booker prize 2007.