Voting Day

Voting Day
Clare O'Dea
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Paperback
h178 x 108mm - 176pg
1 Apr 2022 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781914148071
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In February 1959, Switzerland held a referendum on women' s suffrage. The men voted ' no' . In this powerful novella, Clare O' Dea explores that day through the eyes of four very different Swiss women. Vreni is a busy farmer' s wife, longing for a break from family life. Her grown-up daughter Margrit is carving out an independent life in Bern, but finds herself trapped in an alarming situation. Esther, a cleaner, is desperate to recover her son who has been taken into care. Beatrice, a hospital administrator, has been throwing herself into the ' yes' campaign. The four women' s paths intersect on a day that will leave its mark on all their lives.
' An uplifting story of hope and solidarity, as well as a vivid, fascinating snapshot of a recent (almost unbelievably recent!) moment in Swiss history. I devoured it in one sitting. ' - Jonathan Coe; ' O' Dea' s storytelling is delicate, tender and insightful. The lives of four Swiss women in the 1950s are opened up to us with care and beauty. A work of fine historical fiction not to be missed. ' - Anne Griffin, author of ' When All is Said' ; ' Through deft storytelling skill and narrative imagination, Clare O' Dea' s novella shows how a particular moment in history was experienced through the eyes of real women. Subtly and ingeniously, ' Voting Day' points to the many small and big ways in which womens' struggle for equality still prevails. ' - Sarah Moore Fitzgerald, author of ' The Apple Tart of Hope' and ' All The Money In The World' ; ' Clare O' Dea' s gripping novel is a valuable testament to a moment in history. In a critical yet caring way, the author movingly portrays the fate of four disenfranchised women who are nevertheless striving to take control of their lives. ' - Barbara Traber, Swiss author and translator; ' One critical day in the imagined lives of four women might initially seem to us to have taken place several generations ago, at a time when women were literally second-class citizens, but their emotions and humanity resonate to this day with unchanged relevance. A lot has changed for women; little has changed. Clare O' Dea has brilliantly captured this dichotomy in her compelling depiction of a so-called bygone era. ' - Alison Anderson, author of The Summer Guest
Originally from Dublin, Clare O' Dea has lived in Switzerland since 2003. After studying French and Russian at Trinity College Dublin, she had a varied media career in Ireland, with a freelance stint in Russia. Clare worked for the state broadcaster (RTE), the ' Irish Times' , Today FM and the Guna Nua Theatre Company. Her first non-fiction book, ' The Naked Swiss: A Nation Behind 10 Myths' , was published in 2016 by Bergli Books. A second updated edition followed in 2018. Clare turned to Ireland as a subject for her second book, ' The Naked Irish: Portrait of a Nation Beyond the Cliches' .
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781914148071
Published: 1 Apr 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Fairlight Books
Publisher: Fairlight Books
Format: Paperback
Height: 178mm
Width: 108mm
Pages: 176

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