{"title":"Books by Eimear Ryan","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781844885473","title":"Holding Her Breath","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE JOHN MCGAHERN PRIZE 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis critically acclaimed debut will be a guaranteed hit with literary fiction lovers this Christmas.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young woman comes of age in the shadow of her family's tragic past\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Beth Crowe starts university, she is shadowed by the ghost of her potential as a competitive swimmer. Free to create a fresh identity for herself, she finds herself among people who adore the poetry of her grandfather, Benjamin Crowe, who died tragically before she was born. She embarks on a secret relationship - and on a quest to discover the truth about Benjamin and his widow, her beloved grandmother Lydia. The quest brings her into an archive that no scholar has ever seen, and to a person who knows things about her family that nobody else knows.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHolding Her Breath \u003c\/i\u003eis a razor-sharp, moving and seriously entertaining novel about complicated love stories, ambition and grief - and a young woman coming fully into her powers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE KATE O'BRIEN AWARD 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A stunning debut from this new Irish talent' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSTELLAR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eA beautiful coming-of-age story told with impressive skill and lightness of touch . . . I absolutely loved it' \u003cb\u003eLOUISE O'NEILL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Whip smart observations and addictive prose' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003ePrecise, sure, engaging, and a joy to read'\u003cb\u003e RODDY DOYLE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A moving debut with a satisfying conclusion' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIRISH INDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliant, vivid - I enjoyed this book ENORMOUSLY' \u003cb\u003eMARIAN KEYES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Enthralling' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIMAGE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A nimble account of student life with a darkly enjoyable undercurrent of secrecy and emotional turmoil' \u003cb\u003eSARA BAUME\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A truly compelling read, and one I wholeheartedly recommend' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBUZZ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Through the dark sky of our times, Eimear Ryan arrives like a comet, a bright talent scorching through every page' \u003cb\u003eDOIREANN NÍ GHRÍOFA\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eA Ghost in the Throat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eBrilliantly realised, gripping, and moving . . . This is absolutely the real thing' \u003cb\u003eKEVIN POWER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Written with a wonderful clarity and insight, Holding Her Breath lingers in the imagination. Beth's unravelling and re-ravelling is drawn with great skill and empathy. 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I absolutely loved it' \u003cb\u003eLOUISE O'NEILL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Whip smart observations and addictive prose' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003ePrecise, sure, engaging, and a joy to read'\u003cb\u003e RODDY DOYLE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A moving debut with a satisfying conclusion' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIRISH INDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliant, vivid - I enjoyed this book ENORMOUSLY' \u003cb\u003eMARIAN KEYES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Enthralling' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIMAGE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A nimble account of student life with a darkly enjoyable undercurrent of secrecy and emotional turmoil' \u003cb\u003eSARA BAUME\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A truly compelling read, and one I wholeheartedly recommend' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBUZZ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Through the dark sky of our times, Eimear Ryan arrives like a comet, a bright talent scorching through every page' \u003cb\u003eDOIREANN NÍ GHRÍOFA\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eA Ghost in the Throat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eBrilliantly realised, gripping, and moving . . . 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If you play with the boys, more people pay attention - but you get treated like an alien. Playing with other girls or women means you have to accept smaller audiences, diminished status and - for professionals - lower pay.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd what if, as is the case for camogie player Eimear Ryan, your sport has a completely different name when women play it? What if you don't feel entirely comfortable in an all-female sporting environment because you're shy, bookish, not really one of the girls?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Grass Ceiling, \u003c\/i\u003eacclaimed novelist Eimear Ryan digs deep into the confluence of gender and sport, and all the questions it throws up about identity, status, competition and self-expression. 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