Deborah Henry's Books
Feb.15.2012
Deb Henry’s The Whipping Club, a classic book club title, is set in 1960s Dublin and follows the travails of Marian McKeever, a feisty, young Catholic school teacher, and Ben Ellis, the Jewish journalist with whom she falls in love. Against all odds they plan to marry--until a stunned Marian discovers she’s pregnant. Confused, overwhelmed by the onslaught of objections to...
"Henry weaves multilayered themes of prejudice, corruption and redemption with an authentic voice and swift, seamless dialogue . . . Echoing the painful lessons of the Jewish Holocaust, Henry's tale reveals what happens when good people remain silent.
A powerful saga of love and survival."
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—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
About Deborah
Deb Henry attended American College in Paris and graduated cum laude from Boston University with a minor in French language and literature. She received her MFA at Fairfield University and has the passionate support of many first-class novelists...
Connections
Causes Deborah Henry Supports
The Irish Arts Center
The Academy of American Poets
Literacy Partners
The Norman Mailer Center
Deborah’s Favorite Books
The Other Side of Silence - Andre Brink From Where You Dream - Robert Olen Butler A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens The Sun Also Rises - Ernest Hemingway...