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Informationen zum Autor Ethel Rohan is the author of two story collections, Goodnight Nobody and Cut Through the Bone , the former longlisted for The Edge Hill Prize and the latter named a 2010 Notable Story Collection by The Story Prize. Winner of the 2013 Bryan MacMahon Short Story Award, and shortlisted for the CUIRT, Roberts, and Bristol Short Story Prizes, her work has or will appear in The New York Times , World Literature Today, PEN America, Tin House Online, The Irish Times , BREVITY Magazine, and The Rumpus, among many others. She has reviewed books for New York Journal of Book s and elsewhere. Raised in Dublin, Ireland, Ethel lives in San Francisco where she is a member of The Writers' Grotto and PEN America. Klappentext 'Ethel Rohan shows herself to be one of those rare! courageous writers who dare to take on the 'ordinary' and show just how extraordinary it really is. A brave and moving book.' John Banville Vorwort 'Ethel Rohan shows herself to be one of those rare, courageous writers who dare to take on the 'ordinary' and show just how extraordinary it really is. A brave and moving book.' John Banville Zusammenfassung How do you carry on, when you lose someone you love? Big Billy Brennan's family is reeling from loss, his marriage is a partnership in name alone, and eating is the only thing getting him through. In his close-knit town, Billy can't escape his notoriety. But when Billy decides to take on the two things weighing him down - his grief, and his fat - he takes on much more than just a personal attempt at recovery... The Weight of Him is an unforgettable, big-hearted novel about loss and redemption, and what can be achieved when an everyday hero finds the courage to try to better his world.
