Nesting—subtle brilliance, slippery interiority - Books Ireland

Nesting—subtle brilliance, slippery interiority - Books Ireland

Nesting, by Roisín O’Donnell—subtle brilliance, slippery interiority by Ruby Eastwood A young family drives out to the seashore on a cold day in spring. The sky is bright and clear but the atmosphere is off. ‘Above the rooftops of the sea-front terraces, gulls glide as if manipulated by invisible wires, their taut wings motionless.’ Under the serene surface, something unbearable is happening. The figures on the beach are ‘stuck in this bright da…