The Effect of Her

By Gerard Stembridge

In The Effect of Her, with flair and great daring, [Stembridge] has written a fictional chronicle of the 1970s that is extraordinarily vivid, knowing and satisfyingly irreverent' JOHN BANVILLE Mags Perry, a journalist, flees her marriage in England to create a new life in what she hopes is a different Ireland. Francis Strong, a teenager obsessed with literature, leaves his family for the dizzying freedoms of the capital. CJ, a disgraced politician in search of a way back to power, meets a woman who may change the direction of his life. In his breathtaking new novel, Gerard Stembridge weaves together a cast of unforgettable voices to tell the story of a whole society in flux. As his characters struggle towards happiness and freedom, he asks where true change comes from: the individual, or her political masters.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Old Street Publishing
• Release date: May 22, 2013
• ISBN: 9781908699336

Gerard Stembridge

Gerard Stembridge is an Irish writer and director whose credits include About Adam, Guiltrip, and Alarm. His screenplays include Ordinary Decent Criminal and Nora. He lives in Dublin and Paris.