Boston Book Club: Nora by Nuala O'Connor

New Island summarises O'Connor's story, "When a twenty-year-old from Galway working as a maid at Finn’s Hotel, meets young James Joyce on a summer’s day in Dublin, she is instantly attracted to him, natural and daring in his company. But she cannot yet imagine the extraordinary life they will share together. All Nora knows is she likes her Jim enough to leave behind family and home, in search of a bigger, more exciting life.'"

The New York Times describes Nora as the '"woman who propped up one of literature’s most challenging highbrow writers." As February 2022 marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of Ulysses, we are delighted to be reading more about the remarkable woman behind the remarkable writer.

Nora is the 2022 choice for One Dublin One Book.