India, Dec. 19 -- Nesting by Irish author Roisin O'Donnell, which was longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction this year, may seem to be about Ciara Fay's unsettling marital relationship but it is also about Chase's story of liberation. Unlike any other story of emotional abuse within a marriage, Nesting is about sensing - and finally tasting - freedom.

Ciara Fay (nee Devine), a mother of two girls - Sophie (4) and Ella (2), feels trapped in her marriage with Ryan-Patrick, someone who had swept her off her feet when they first met. He appears to be a kind, decent husband, but Ciara perhaps knows who he really is.

Can she share what she feels with her sister or mother? When she isn't allowed to have her friends over, if there are any...