In the city of Cork, a derelict Victorian mental hospital is being converted into modern apartments. One passerby has always flinched as she passes the place. Had she lived in another time, she too might have found herself held within those walls. Now, she notices a sign: FOR SALE. It is the first of many signs. Guided by an irresistible impulse, she follows them. Soon, she is trespassing, stealing, absconding from the routine of mother, spouse, daughter, as she uncovers a chorus of startling voices: those of the women who knew this place best. They murmur from archives and old records. They haunt from stairwells and walls. In them – and in one figure in particular – she may find meaning and solace, righteous anger, salvation even. Or her final vanishing?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Author Ghr?ofa, Doirea N? Published by Faber & Faber ISBN 9780571396160 EAN 9780571396160 Bic Code DNC|DNBA|NHT Cover Hardback<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":100028,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[401],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-100029","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-biography","first","onbackorder","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n