{"product_id":"asylum-for-my-affections","title":"An Asylum for My Affections – Sketches of Maeve Brennan","description":"\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003eIn a letter to her editor at \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, the Irish writer Maeve Brennan described the emotional landscape provided by her mother:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eShe gave me an ‘asylum for my affections’ and I learned that my affections so far exceeded her ability to understand me that she came near to drowning.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003eIn this new anthology of essays about Maeve Brennan, ten contemporary Irish writers consider the various meanings of the word ‘asylum’: an institution, a site of incarceration, a refuge and a shelter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003eThey explore cityscapes and girlhood, mythology and folklore, loneliness and transience, the emotional impact of history and diaspora, as well as family connections to Brennan. These ‘sketches’ offer new and broader perspectives on Brennan’s life and the continuing impact of her work in the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Argosy Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52602539049288,"sku":"9781835940129","price":20.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/9475\/3259\/files\/Screenshot2026-03-09at12.29.28_07319c99-edc7-462d-a824-2c7410d63b04.png?v=1773059531","url":"https:\/\/shop.moli.ie\/products\/asylum-for-my-affections","provider":"MoLI","version":"1.0","type":"link"}