An Asylum For My Affections: Sketches of Maeve Brennan

In this new anthology of essays about Maeve Brennan, ten contemporary Irish writers consider the various meanings of the word asylum: an institution, a site of incarceration, a refuge and a shelter. They explore cityscapes and girlhood, mythology and folklore, loneliness and transience, the emotional impact of history and diaspora, as well as family connections to Brennan.