The Amendments [Paperback]

Tender and profoundly moving,The Amendmentsis the story of three Irish women over four decades, a love story, and a family drama that will break your heart.

An extraordinary achievement.The Amendmentsis about a lot of things - love, family, girlhood, growing up, sex, legacy, compassion - all blended into a moving plot- Jessie Burton, author ofThe Miniaturist

Nell and her partner Adrienne are about to have a baby. For Adrienne, parenthood is the start of a new life. For Nell, its the reason the two of them are sitting in a therapists office. Because she cant go into this without facing the painful truth: that she has been a mother before.

For Dolores, Nells mother, the news also brings a reckoning: with the way her daughters life unfolded fifteen years ago, with its inextricable ties to her own past, and with the tragedy that neither of them have spoken about since . . .

'Engrossing and moving'- Emma Donoghue, author ofRoom
'It cuts to the heart of what it means to be human- Elizabeth Macneal, author ofThe Doll Factory
As significant as it is enjoyable- Emma Stonex, author ofThe Lamplighters
'Wonderfully compelling'- Joseph O'Connor, author ofStar of the Sea

Set in Ireland against the backdrop of a series of abortion referendums,The Amendmentsis the debut novel from Niamh Mulvey, author ofHearts and Bones, and was selected by theIrish Independent, theIrish Times, theIrish JournalandVIPas one of the most anticipated novels of the year.

A sweeping family saga that tells the story of three Irish women and their struggles to find love, meaning and freedom against a backdrop of enormous social and cultural change as Ireland marks time with a series of abortion referendums.Niamh Mulvey is the author of the short story collection,Hearts and Bones, which was shortlisted fln