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IAC Book Club: Alice McDermott's THE NINTH HOUR

Discussing the National Book Award-winning author's latest novel

Details

FREE (reservations encouraged)
Date(s)

Thu, Nov 8, 2018

6:30pm

Contact

Box Office

888-616-0274
boxoffice@irishartscenter.org

Phone hours:
10am-6pm, Monday-Friday

In person:
Opens 60 minutes before the performance on show days


Location

Irish Arts Center
553 West 51st Street
New York, NY 10019

Overview

“The precision of a master…[A] great novel.”Wall Street Journal

Alice McDermott’s The Ninth Hour is a sprawling, powerful story about a widow, her daughter, and the nuns who serve their Irish-American community in 20th century Brooklyn.



IAC Book Club provides an opportunity to engage in friendly and literary dialogue with fellow readers. Discussions led by IAC’s director of programming and education Rachael Gilkey.

All are welcome—even if you have not finished the book. Light refreshments will be served.


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Our Supporters

Irish Arts Center programs are supported, in part, by government, foundation, and corporate partners including Culture Ireland, the agency for the promotion of Irish arts worldwide; public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office and the New York City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; Howard Gilman Foundation; Tourism Ireland; the Jerome L. Greene Foundation; the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation; the Charina Endowment Fund; the Ireland Funds; the Shubert Foundation, Inc.; the Arnhold Foundation; the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation; the Irish Institute of New York; the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, New York; Northern Ireland Bureau; Invest NI; CIE Tours International; the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate of Ireland in New York; and thousands of generous donors like you.

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