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The Blamed
Emily Hourican
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'Insightful and astute writing ... Emily Hourican has a wonderful understanding of human nature' Louise O'Neill
The summer she turned twenty-five, Anna felt invincible.
In love for the first time, in a strange city far from home, she could be a new person. All that she had ever wanted was there for the taking. But the glorious possibility of those long sultry days ended in a reality far starker than she could have imagined.
Now, fifteen years later, Anna is struggling to get through to her teenage daughter Jessie -- named in memory of Anna's best friend -- who has developed an eating disorder. Mother and daughter were once close, but now Anna feels as if Jessie's every word and action is a mystery. Though sometimes she wonders if Jessie can see right through her.
And when her daughter starts to report dreams about the namesake she never met, Anna -- increasingly unnerved by just how much her daughter seems to know -- is forced to face the secrets of that summer when her life changed in one unravelling moment, and the brutal truth about the part she had to play.
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Praise for The Blamed
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Part psychological thriller, part literary family drama, part sun-soaked nostalgic noir and a must-read - Sunday IndependentSkilful, evocative and moving ... This is one of those books that stays with you after you've read it - Sinead MoriartySkilful, evocative and moving ... This is one of those books that stays with you after you've read it - Sinead MoriartyPraise for Emily Hourican - :[A] lively and entertaining saga of friendship, family and fate - Sunday Independent[Hourican] has perfected the high-wire feat between lush description and keeping the plot shuttling along at a pleasing pace ... As with most great writing, The Privileged packs plenty of truth and social commentary beneath its story - Irish IndependentYou won't be able to put it down - Stellar magazineVibrant characters, finely-observed social backdrops and universal themes of love, friendship and survival ... The Privileged is well-written, thoughtful commercial fiction that tells a compelling story ... A Circle of Friends for the 21st century - Irish Times
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