Well, You Don't Look It! Women Writers in Ireland Reflect on Aging

by Éilís Ní Dhuibhne (Editor), Michaela Schrage-Früh (Editor)

No matter what age, we are getting older. Old age is a key stage of life, but this is the first anthology of creative writing on the topic compiling the work of contemporary women writers in Ireland. In these insightful essays, stories and poems, well-known and new writers reflect on their experience of ageing. Humorous, wise, critical and celebratory, this wide variety of views gives us important new perspectives on what it means to grow old in Ireland.

188 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2024

About the author

Éilís Ní Dhuibhne is a writer and critic. She was born in Dublin in 1954. She attended University College Dublin, where she studied Pure English, then Folklore. She was awarded the UCD Entrance scholarship for English, and two post graduate scholarships in Folklore. In 1978-9 she studied at the University of Copenhagen, and in 1982 was awarded a PhD from the National University of Ireland. She has worked in the Department of Irish Folklore in UCD, and for many years as a curator in the National Library of Ireland. Also a teacher of Creative Writing, she has been Writer Fellow at Trinity College and is currently Writer Fellow at UCD. She is a member of Aosdána.

Eilis Ni Dhuibhne is also known as Eilis Almquist and Elizabeth O'Hara.

Reviews

[Lilly · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 🌟
found this on the shelf in my hostel and had a quick read of this one, however I did skim through some of the longer exerts. this book was sweet and comforting with some touching writings on aging, grief, death, and beauty however I only connected with a few. it made me think of my mother and grandmother very kindly and with affection which was nice, especially while I'm travelling solo. also prompts me to reflect on how I'm feeling with aging, how I am on the beginning end of this process, but how much things already change - what an exciting and interesting journey I have ahead of me. the book must be second hand as was addressed to someone with beautiful handwritten notes in it - what a beautiful thing to share with loved ones