by Peter Sheridan · Pan Macmillan · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780330413374
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«Big Fat Love» is the contemporary fiction novel by Peter Sheridan, published by Pan Macmillan in paperback (320 pages, in English).
Philo flees her husband Tommo and seeks refuge in a Dublin convent, where her arrival disrupts the routine of the nuns and the elderly at a day center. With her direct manner, her sense of humor and her unconventional way of living, Philo stirs up grudges and secrets accumulated over years, brings estranged families together and finds a new opportunity while fighting to win back her children.
It is Peter Sheridan's first novel, having already published two volumes of memoirs.
Recommended for readers of contemporary fiction and Irish narrative who enjoy quirky characters and doses of humor.
Peter Sheridan is an Irish playwright, screenwriter and director. He lives in Dublin. His awards include the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature in 1978. In 1980 he was writer-in-residence in the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, and his short film, The Breakfast, won several European awards. He wrote the pilot episode of Fair City. He wrote and directed the film Borstal Boy, which was released in 2002. He is the brother of the film director Jim Sheridan.
