Map of Ireland
“It was 1974, the year that busing came to South Boston. Ann is a pyromaniac, a basketball player and a lesbian. Ms. Grant charts her coming of age against the chaos of her times and the demands of loyalty, conscience and love.”
– The New York Times
Map of Ireland (Scribner 2008).
Map of Ireland stages an “edgy and erotic” (Publishers Weekly) story of political longings and queer desire during the turbulent period of school desegregation in Boston. It is ideal for classes or book clubs thinking intersectionally about Irish Americans, white racism, 20th century US history, cities, and queer lives (or lesbian).
For Instructors or Book Clubs: Stephanie may be able to join a conversation remotely (Zoom) about Map of Ireland by Zoom. Write to her using the email form on the contact page, giving the date, time, and the nature of the event.
