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Annie Dunne
''Annie Dunne'' is a novel written by author and playwright Sebastian Barry. First published by Faber and Faber in 2002〔 〕 it is currently under reprint from Penguin Books.〔Sebastian ISBN〕 Set in rural Ireland in the late 1950`s the novel recounts the life of Annie, who having been made homeless after the death of her sister is forced to move to a farm in Co Wicklow. ==Synopsis== The protagonist Annie, who was the central character in Barry`s play ''The Steward of Christendom''〔〔Pierce p1201〕 is seen at first living with her sickly sister and caring for her brother-in-law. After the death of her sister the brother-in-law remarries, making Annie homeless.〔 She moves to live with her cousin Sarah in a remote farm. When the pair are in their sixties, Annie's nephew asks her to care for his two children, a girl and a boy, as he leaves for England in 1960 to search for work.〔Stade p42〕 The book describes the events of the summer as Annie delights in playing the role of a mother, but also feels threatened by the prospect of her cousin marrying a local farmhand, thus leaving her homeless once again.
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