· Malarky by Anakana Schofield – review. Marina Lewycka enjoys a refreshing rejection of the escapist fantasy. Charm and brio Anakana Schofield. Charm and brio Anakana www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 5 mins. Anakana Schofield’s first novel is called “Malarky.” It’s the story of a middle-aged everywoman we know as Our Woman. She’s a woman who will not be sunk even . · Anakana Schofield’s Malarky is her remarkable debut novel, with a voice and a style as distinctive and memorable as Martin John and Bina. Malarky introduces Our Woman, AKA Philomena, AKA Phil, AKA Kathleen. Our Woman farms in rural Ireland, together with her husband Himself/5().
Irish-Canadian literary critic Anakana Schofield's first novel is a tumultuous ride. Malarky asks questions without providing answers, chronicling the emotional, mental, and occasionally menial anxieties of Our Woman as she struggles with her own agency and desire. Set in contemporary Ireland, the book overflows with subtle and sometimes subversive allusions to James Joyce's Ulysses. That's what happens when you open the pages of Malarky, the first novel of Irish-Canadian writer Anakana Schofield. Malarky is a fascinating voyage into the mind of a woman embattled but. Malarky Reviews "Malarky is a terrific read, a brilliant collision of heartbreak and hilarity written in a voice that somehow seems both feral and perfectly controlled. Anakana Schofield's Our Woman takes a cool nod at Joyce, then goes her own way in one of the most moving and lyrical debut novels I've read."—.
“Malarky is a terrific read, a brilliant collision of heartbreak and hilarity written in a voice that somehow seems both feral and perfectly controlled. Anakana Schofield’s Our Woman takes a cool nod at Joyce, then goes her own way in one of the most moving and lyrical debut novels I’ve read.”—. “Malarky is a terrific read, a brilliant collision of heartbreak and hilarity written in a voice that somehow seems both feral and perfectly controlled. Anakana Schofield’s Our Woman takes a cool nod at Joyce, then goes her own way in one of the most moving and lyrical debut novels I’ve read.”—Jess Walter, author of Beautiful Ruins. Malarky by Anakana Schofield – review. Marina Lewycka enjoys a refreshing rejection of the escapist fantasy. Charm and brio Anakana Schofield. Charm and brio Anakana Schofield.
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