let the great world spin by colum mccann

Many years later, when Jaslyn – one of Jazz’s daughters – came to Dublin to learn more about her mother, she found out that Ciaran and Lara got married.Ĭlaire didn’t know what to do. They talked a lot and soon enough she understood that she was falling for him. She went to the girl’s funeral and met Ciaran. The woman, Lara, couldn’t stop thinking about the accident. They were artists, who returned to the city after a year of solitude, for they had tried to quit drugs. The pair from another car left the place. The girl was killed immediately but Corrigan died in a hospital. On their way back, Corrigan’s car was smashed by another one. Soderberg, gave Tillie 12 months prison term while Jazz got nothing, for she had two little children and her mother took the fall.

When Jazz and Tillie were arrested, it was Corrigan, who took it upon himself to help them. Ciaran learned that his brother – the one who vowed to practice celibacy - started seeing a woman from Guatemala and those forbidden feelings caused a lot of inner conflicts. That was Tillie, who – according to Jazz’s jokes – had a big crush on Corrigan and Tillie’s daughter, Jazz, whose young age and beauty couldn’t leave anybody indifferent. There were two women who especially sparkled Ciaran’s interest. Not only the prostitutes were using his bathroom, they felt homy there.

When Ciaran saw the conditions his brother lived in, he was chocked. His elder brother joined him later after he was injured during the terrorist attack in Dublin. Then, following his heart’s desire, he became a priest and after some traveling he settled down in New York, in the nastiest district one could only imagine.Ĭorrigan started helping prostitutes there. Corrigan, who had never forgiven his father for leaving them, gave out all his clothes to beggars and poor people.

They met their father several years later he came home to attend the funerals of his ex-wife, who lost her battle against cancer. Being an elder one, Ciaran worried about him a lot but also understood that his brother couldn’t act differently. Although he promised his mother to quit drinking, Corrigan couldn’t stop. When their father left them, Corrigan started spending a lot of time in Dublin docks. From the earliest, that boy showed compassion for those, who usually considered to be outcasts of the society. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.

Let the great world spin by colum mccann