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- ISBN 9781839044199
- Weight: 124g
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 17 Apr 2025
- Publisher: Nick Hern Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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'You'll remember how much of living is really just forgetting.'
The family home is more than a building. It's a destination of pilgrimage, an inherited investment, a repository of memory or magic. But, for brother and sister Stephen and Billie, home is all they've got. Mucking along in their decaying farmhouse, they're doing just fine.
That is, until the arrival of an ex-clergyman uncle with an unscrupulous plan, a sister-in-law seeking a miracle, and a prodigal brother hell-bent on trouble…
An entrancing tale of fate, family and unseen forces in 1980s Ireland, Conor McPherson's play The Brightening Air was the winner of the Edgerton Foundation New Play Award. It was first performed at The Old Vic, London, in 2025, directed by the playwright.
Conor McPherson's plays, including The Weir, The Seafarer, Shining City, The Night Alive and Girl from the North Country, have been performed in the West End, on Broadway and throughout the world, winning numerous awards, including Best Play at the Olivier Awards.
