The Language of Remembering

Author: Holloway, Patrick

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 25 February 2025 by Epoque Press in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 242 pages
128 x 198 x 22 | 214g

Returning from Brazil with his wife and daughter, Oisin is looking to rebuilda life in Ireland and reconnect with his mother, Brigid, who has early onset Alzheimer's.

As her condition deteriorates, she starts to speak Irish, the language of heryouth, and reflect on her childhood dreams and aspirations.

Mother andson embark on a journey of personal discovery and as past traumas are exposed,they begin to understand what has shaped them and who they really are.

'TheLanguage of Remembering' asks how we connect to the people we love and how wemove on from the past to find meaning in the present.