Irish writer shortlisted for Booker

IRISH writer Anne Enright is on the six-book shortlist for this year’s Man Booker Prize for Fiction.

The Dublin-born author was chosen for her fourth novel, The Gathering. The story is a family epic tracing the line of hurt and redemption through three generations — starting with the grandmother, Ada Merriman — showing how memories warp and family secrets fester.

The list is dominated by newcomers, with Booker- winner Ian McEwan the only author who has been previously shortlisted.