The Light-makers

While she waits for an appointment at the Women's Centre that has been delayed, Hanna Troy wanders around Dublin and thinks about her life both what has happened to her and how she has handled it...She watches while one after another of her contemporaries gets married and has children the path she assumed she would follow, too. But Hanna and her husband, Sam, don't have children. Hanna goes to doctors and clinics, but Sam refuses to be tested...Hanna's insightful recounting of her experience offers encouragement because it shows how she learns to survive the disappointment meted out to her in life...A brilliant portrayal of a point of view that reminds readers of the singular nature of the human condition.--Booklist. ""The convincing picture drawn of these Irish thirty-somethings and the urgency of the pain at the heart of the novel make it a compelling read. As does the subtle central image of light-making, beautiful and replete with meaning.""--Irish Times.