The Names
The extraordinary novel that asks: Can a name change the course of a life? In the wake of a catastrophic storm, Cora sets off with her nine-year-old daughter, Maia, to register her son’s birth. Her husband, Gordon, a local doctor, respected in the community but a terrifying and controlling presence at home, intends fo...
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Julian
It’s a long time since Sílbhe last visited Cian’s studio.
As she walks around the side of the house, it is exactly as she remembers, but she is suddenly self-conscious, aware of the intervening years and how visibly aged she has been by the loss of Cora.
Even though she feels younger in many ways, cast back to a different stage of life by second parenthood.
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- Prologue 12:32
- Chapter Bear 18:40
- Chapter Julian 20:06
- Chapter Gordon 27:34
- Bear 24:30
- Julian 22:37
- Gordon 32:19
- Bear 20:32
- Chapter 12 24:10
- Chapter 13 33:40
- Chapter 15 29:25
- Chapter 16 33:36
- Gordon 32:12
- Bear 46:25
- Julian 27:34
- Gordon 38:00
- Chapter 23 44:28
- Chapter 24 47:41
- Chapter 25 32:34
- Epilogue 07:01