And Notre Dame is Burning

<p><b>'A beautifully wrought, thought-provoking novel from a thrilling new voice in literary fiction' Charlotte Heathcote, <i>Mail on Sunday</i></b><br><br><b>'Stunning' Nuala McGovern, <i>Woman's Hour</i></b><br><br><b>'Miriam Robinson is an incredible writer and this is an astounding debut' Nina Pottell, <i>Prima Magazine</i></b><br><br><b>'This page-turning novel a beacon of hope, as its heroine discovers new ways of living - and of becoming herself' Erica Wagner, <i>Harper's Bazaar</i></b><br><b><br>'Robinson's debut is exceptional . . . </b><b>In writing Esther, she has beautifully captured some of the universal aspects of womanhood</b><b>' Katie Fraser, <i>The Bookseller</i></b><br><br>Esther's marriage begins, and ends, in the shadow of Notre Dame cathedral. Now, time has flattened. Sifting through the ashes of their years together, Esther finds a litany of feelings and memories that no longer make sense, offer no comfort, and that she cannot trust.<br><br> Esther seeks help - from generations of women, books, a philosopher, from her own mother - but mostly, she writes. Fragments, notes, letters. Esther writes, and rewrites, until time slowly takes shape again.<br><br> Miram Robinson's powerful debut is an excavation of betrayal, motherhood, guilt and consequence; of love coming to an end. Told with wit, empathy and startling ferocity, <i>And Notre Dame is Burning</i> is a novel of wounds and of healing.</p>