At the Breakfast Table by Defne Suman

At the Breakfast Table by Defne SumanTold from four different perspectives, At the Breakfast Table is a story of hidden histories and family secrets, from the author of The Silence of Scheherazade. Buyukada, Turkey, 2017. In the glow of a late summer morning, family gather for the 100th birthday of the famous artist Shirin Saka. It ought to be a time of fond reminiscence, looking back on a long and fruitful artistic career, on memories spanning almost a century. But the deep past is

Are they hard to see

But that's fine with us

who went from rags to riches before gambling it all on Anglo-Irish Bank shares and became the world’s biggest personal loser of the economic collapse of 2008

A renowned Irish poet

views them as a threat to the island and his way of life

Does it mean the end of the world if the whales become extinct

circumnavigating the globe

he uncovers the ancient roles of trees in Irish life

the rise of white supremacy

Noah's father - Ted who never liked maths

she is plunged into the sophisticated and politely treacherous world of her wealthy half-brother's home

Tatty became a bestseller and is a modern Irish masterpiece that is tragic