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1. • • Jennifer Johnston (born January 12, 1930, Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish novelist whose works deal with political and cultural tensions in Ireland, with an emphasis on the problems of the Anglo-Irish. Rich in dialogue, Johnston’s novels often concern interpersonal relationships and the difficult transition from childhood to adulthood.
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   Who is Jennifer Johnston?

   • A cousin of actress and film star Geraldine Fitzgerald, via Fitzgerald's mother, Edith (née Richards), Jennifer Johnston was educated at Trinity College Dublin. For decades, she lived in Derry, and currently lives near Dublin. Other cousins include the actresses Tara Fitzgerald and Susan Fitzgerald.

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   Is Mary Johnston a good novelist?

   • Although Johnston has written successfully on many themes and within many other contexts, to my mind, her work on the Big House novel provides us with the most revealing example of her power and subtlety as a novelist.

   Jennifer Johnston: a Big House guide, full of compassion but free of

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   Which Jennifer Johnston novel won a Whitbread Book Award?

   • This short novel won the Whitbread Book Award in 1979. The Christmas Tree (1981) Probably my favourite Jennifer Johnston novel, it focuses on 45-year-old Constance, a failed writer, who returns to her childhood home in Dublin after she is diagnosed with a terminal disease shortly after the birth of her first child.

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   Where does Jennifer Johnston Live?

   • She lives in County Derry and her novels have been published in many countries. Jennifer Johnston was born in Dublin in 1930, but has lived much of her life in Northern Ireland.

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   Jennifer Johnston (born 12 January 1930) is an Irish novelist. She has won a number of awards, including the Whitbread Book Award for The Old Jest in 1979 and a Lifetime Achievement from the Irish Book Awards (2012).

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   Biography. Born in Dublin in 1930, Jennifer Johnston's first published novel was The Captains and the Kings (1972). Since then, she has published many more novels, including Shadows on our Skin (1977), which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize for Fiction, and The Old Jest (1979), set in the War of Independence and winning the 1979 Whitbread ...

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   Apr 19, 2024 · Jennifer Johnston, Irish novelist whose works deal with political and cultural tensions in Ireland, with an emphasis on the problems of the Anglo-Irish. Rich in dialogue, Johnston’s novels often concern interpersonal relationships and the difficult transition from childhood to adulthood.

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   Jan 12, 2020 · She’s written 19 novels in total. I’ve read 13 and am saving up the ones I haven’t yet opened. That’s because I can’t bear the thought of running out of Jennifer Johnston novels to read! Here are the ones I’ve reviewed, in chronological order by publication date. As ever, hyperlinks take you to my review in full.

8. www.irishtimes.com › culture › booksIn praise of Jennifer Johnston – The Irish Times

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   Widely regarded as one of Ireland's foremost contemporary novelists, Jennifer Johnston occupies a curious place in Irish literature. Although her talent is widely recognised, and she...

9. www.irishtimes.com › culture › booksJennifer Johnston: a Big House guide, full of compassion but ...

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   Jun 26, 2017 · The novel takes an unexpected turn when a local boy Diarmid calls to the house looking for work and an unlikely connection is made between Prendergast and the young boy, a...

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    Jennifer Johnston (born 12 January 1930) is an Irish novelist. She has won a number of awards, including the Whitbread Book Award for The Old Jest in 1979 and a Lifetime Achievement from the Irish Book Awards (2012).