Nesting by Roisín O’Donnell review – a tense portrait of coercive control

Ruth Gilligan

Nesting by Roisín O’Donnell review – a tense portrait of coercive control

Ruth Gilligan

Film and Creative Writing

Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Book/Film/Article review

Abstract

Review of Roisin O'Donnell's debut novel Nesting

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Guardian Online
Publication status	Published - 9 Jan 2025

Keywords

Irish fiction
Contemporary Fiction
Irish studies
Feminism
Coercive control

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

5 Book/Film/Article review
1 Chapter
1 Other contribution

Fitness instructor takes morally murky revenge on her controlling ex in novel that will raise your pulse
Gilligan, R., 28 Jan 2025, Irish Independent.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Book/Film/Article review
The Dinner Party by Viola van de Sandt - a formidable debut
Gilligan, R., 19 Nov 2025, The Guardian Online.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Book/Film/Article review

Open Access
Our London Lives by Christine Dwyer Hickey review – the Irish diaspora
Gilligan, R., 29 Aug 2024, The Guardian Online.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Book/Film/Article review
The Alternatives by Caoilinn Hughes review – follow your own path
Gilligan, R., 25 Apr 2024, The Guardian Online.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Book/Film/Article review
‘The Women We Become After Children’: Palimpsests of the City and the Self in Maggie O'Farrell's The Hand That First Held Mine
Gilligan, R., 25 Jan 2024, Maggie O'Farrell: Contemporary Critical Perspectives. Canning, E. (ed.). 1 ed. London: Bloomsbury Academic, p. 31-45 14 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Tell Me What I Am by Una Mannion: Coming-of-age tale with the plot and energy of a thriller
Gilligan, R., 17 Jun 2023, Independent News & Media plc.
Research output: Other contribution

Open Access
We are Not in the World: Haunting tale of lovesick limbo on the open road
Gilligan, R., 19 Feb 2021, Irish Independent.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Book/Film/Article review

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Nesting by Roisín O’Donnell review – a tense portrait of coercive control

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‘The Women We Become After Children’: Palimpsests of the City and the Self in Maggie O'Farrell's The Hand That First Held Mine

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