The Altruist

Fiction & Literature
Cover of the book The Altruist by Walter Keady, MacAdam/Cage Publishing
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Author: Walter Keady ISBN: 9781596929821
Publisher: MacAdam/Cage Publishing Publication: December 15, 2009
Imprint: MP Publishing Language: English
Author: Walter Keady
ISBN: 9781596929821
Publisher: MacAdam/Cage Publishing
Publication: December 15, 2009
Imprint: MP Publishing
Language: English
Set in modern Ireland against a background of growing affluence and changing mores, 'The Altruist' is the story of Eilis OConnor, granddaughter of the eponymous protagonist of Walter Keadys previous novel, 'Mary McGreevy'. Eilis OConnor, granddaughter of the protagonist of Walter Keadys 'Mary McGreevy', grows up in an Ireland that has changed significantly since the days of her grandmothers youth. But some things do not change: Eilis, too, flouts conventional mores. While her grandmother had a child out of wedlock, Eilis agrees to be a surrogate mother for her infertile cousin. She does so with the adulterous assistance of her cousins husband. The arrangement is threatened as Eilis becomes so attached to her newborn baby girl that she decides to keep her. When the outraged cousin and husband sue for custody, Eilis is defended by a sharp young lawyer with whom she soon becomes romantically involved. After a protracted lawsuit, which marks the first time the issue of surrogacy is raised in an Irish court, a landmark decision is given. Intrigues involving blackmail and counter-blackmail keep the case from being closed, however. Emotions are stretched to breaking point among family members on both sides. Included in the cast of authentic, often charming characters are a right-wing activist who is trying to reform the countrys morals, a former priest who is in love with Eiliss mother, Eiliss father, who is having an extra-marital affair, and a young gay couple drawn into the legal morass. Set in modern Ireland, against a background of growing affluence and changing mores, 'The Altruist' reaffirms Walter Keadys reputation as “a true storyteller, with an absolute command of the English language.”* * St. Petersburg Times.
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Set in modern Ireland against a background of growing affluence and changing mores, 'The Altruist' is the story of Eilis OConnor, granddaughter of the eponymous protagonist of Walter Keadys previous novel, 'Mary McGreevy'. Eilis OConnor, granddaughter of the protagonist of Walter Keadys 'Mary McGreevy', grows up in an Ireland that has changed significantly since the days of her grandmothers youth. But some things do not change: Eilis, too, flouts conventional mores. While her grandmother had a child out of wedlock, Eilis agrees to be a surrogate mother for her infertile cousin. She does so with the adulterous assistance of her cousins husband. The arrangement is threatened as Eilis becomes so attached to her newborn baby girl that she decides to keep her. When the outraged cousin and husband sue for custody, Eilis is defended by a sharp young lawyer with whom she soon becomes romantically involved. After a protracted lawsuit, which marks the first time the issue of surrogacy is raised in an Irish court, a landmark decision is given. Intrigues involving blackmail and counter-blackmail keep the case from being closed, however. Emotions are stretched to breaking point among family members on both sides. Included in the cast of authentic, often charming characters are a right-wing activist who is trying to reform the countrys morals, a former priest who is in love with Eiliss mother, Eiliss father, who is having an extra-marital affair, and a young gay couple drawn into the legal morass. Set in modern Ireland, against a background of growing affluence and changing mores, 'The Altruist' reaffirms Walter Keadys reputation as “a true storyteller, with an absolute command of the English language.”* * St. Petersburg Times.

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