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emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
The House on Parkgate Street and other Dublin stories is a collection of ten short stories set in Dublin, mostly around the Phoenix Park area. Several are about children and teenage girls and some are about older people. They have a shared theme perhaps about loneliness and nostalgia, about observing other people's lives.
The title story, The House on Parkgate Street, is one of two longer stories in the collection. Gráinne is 13, struggling to fit in and being bullied at a new school after her parents' separation, missing her father and being sent to stay with her mother's friend Judy, reluctantly taking on Judy's caring responsibilities. She has been told not to chatter too much, but then she meets Noreen, who seems friendly and interested in her conversation.
In the Yellow Handbag, Ashok is a homeless taxi driver, trying to maintain contact with his estranged daughter and driving around a woman who has been away from Dublin for many years and is shocked and dismayed by the changes.
These stories are beautifully written but terribly sad.
The title story, The House on Parkgate Street, is one of two longer stories in the collection. Gráinne is 13, struggling to fit in and being bullied at a new school after her parents' separation, missing her father and being sent to stay with her mother's friend Judy, reluctantly taking on Judy's caring responsibilities. She has been told not to chatter too much, but then she meets Noreen, who seems friendly and interested in her conversation.
In the Yellow Handbag, Ashok is a homeless taxi driver, trying to maintain contact with his estranged daughter and driving around a woman who has been away from Dublin for many years and is shocked and dismayed by the changes.
These stories are beautifully written but terribly sad.