The Wren, the Wren
The Wren, the Wren by Anne Enright is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including Women's Prize for Fiction, for a Consensus Score of 15 out of 100.
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Our take
AI-draftedEnright structures the novel around the long aftershock of one man's abandonment, a celebrated Irish poet who leaves his dying wife and daughters and is remembered by the women he left as both monster and myth. It's a showcase for Enright's sentence-level control and her gift for finding wit inside genuine grief.
In the press
“a tough, mordant story about the mess one particular Great Man of Letters leaves behind”
Maureen Corrigan, NPR“Exquisitely crafted... Often very funny”
Ada Calhoun, The New York Times Book Review
How the Consensus Score is calculated
Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.
| Source | Authority | Recency | Award | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Prize for Fiction | 0.90 | 0.70 | 1.10× | 0.69 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.69 → 15 | |||
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Frequently asked
What lists is The Wren, the Wren on?
The Wren, the Wren appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including Women's Prize for Fiction.
What is its Consensus Score?
The Wren, the Wren has a Consensus Score of 15 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.