Summary of The Wren, the Wren a novel By Anne Enright

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The Wren, the Wren is a novel by Anne Enright, a celebrated living novelist, about the inheritance of trauma, wonder, and love across three generations of women. Nell McDaragh, a twenty-two-year-old girl, leaves her mother Carmel's home to pursue her passion for writing and poetry. Her grandfather's poetry, which she finds enchanting, guides her home. Carmel struggles to reconcile her father's desertion with her own, and raises Nell, her daughter, and one trusted love. The novel explores the themes of poetic wonder, abandonment, and sustaining love, weaving a family story of longing, betrayal, and hope.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Willie M. Joseph
• Release date: Sep 24, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223957683

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Russell T. Hurlburt, a psychologist in Nevada, studied the different ways people think. In 2009, he fitted a young woman named Melanie with a beeper that randomly triggered her to record all her mental events for his research. Melanie's experiences varied greatly, from trying to remember words like periodontist to having a strong urge to go scuba diving. Dr. Hurlburt found that there are great variations in the way our inner lives play themselves out in our heads. Some people have inner lives dominated by speech, body sensations, or emotions, while others have unsymbolized thinking that can take the form of wordless questions.

Melanie's boyfriend was also affected by her experiences, as he was sensitive to anatomically internal noises, especially those inside other people's mouths. This invasion of the line between his inner life and the outside world was a complete invasion. However, Melanie and her boyfriend eventually learned exactly what the other person thought.

Empathy is seen as the solution to many problems, including gender, religion, and evolutionary benefits. Empathy is like melting, allowing us to merge and connect. However, some people cannot do this, and there is a gap between us and the next person. This gap may be crossed by emotion, but it might not be enough. The word translation is now needed to bridge this gap, as people are different and think differently.

The author reflects on her childhood experiences, where she believed she had telepathic powers and was together with her friend. However, she soon realized that she was not the same as the other girls who had pain during childbirth and periods. Maya, a friend of the author, experienced pain and was often denied and made to feel wrong about herself.

The author describes her own body, which she finds alright, but her feelings for others change when she falls in love at twenty-two years old. She feels understood and merged, feeling euphoric and connected. A year out of college, she knows how to be, enjoy sex, eat, get drunk, recover, touch herself or someone else, dance, and have deep discussions.

She also has a great gang from Trinity, which she finds on day five. They all know what to do now, and they all know how to fix the great theft of their future by the planetfuckers of the past. They alternate between dreaming of mankind getting ahead of its stupid self and the too-lateness of our times.

The author spends time in the birdsong coming from the evergreens outside Mal's window, which she believes she can talk to. The trees are a reproach to them, but they continue to enjoy nature as a museum.

In summary, the author shares her experiences with different bodies and experiences, highlighting the importance of understanding and connecting with others.

The author shares her anxiety about the nightjar, a bird that used to be common in Ireland but is now scarce. She is particularly concerned about the raven's cronk, a location call and its rasp signaling anger. As she is online, her sadness about the nightjar leads her to become interested in the raven's sounds and the possibility of creating a dictionary of bird sounds.

The author's friend, Felim, grew up in the country and was raised on soda bread and rashers. He has a party trick where he picks people up by the head, which she finds both funny and embarrassing. She feels a rush when he picks her up.

As she moves into the world, she spends most of her time staying in