Ghost Light - Couverture souple

O'Connor, Joseph

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0099481545 ISBN 13 : 9780099481546

Editeur : Vintage, 2011

Synopsis

Book by OConnor Joseph

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

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'A superbly written, magically evocative novel' Scotsman

'Masterful in its management of re-imagined lives and the time they inhabit' Financial Times

'A virtuoso display of literary talent...brimming with sympathy and skill' Irish Times

'Ghost Light displays an astonishing command of voice, using tones that are both tender and powerfully emotional, with brilliant command of the period'

Colm Tóibín, Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year

'Beautifully written and charming' Independent on Sunday

'Remarkable...[Molly is] a character as feisty, earthy and sexually magnetic as her namesake Molly Bloom' Metro

Dublin, 1907. A young actress begins an affair with a damaged older man, the leading playwright at the theatre where she works. Outspoken and flirtatious, Molly Allgood is a Catholic girl from the slums of Dublin, dreaming of stardom in America. Her lover, John Synge, is a troubled genius, whose life is hampered by convention and by the austere and God-fearing mother with whom he lives. Their affair, sternly opposed by friends and family, is quarrelsome, affectionate and tender.

Many years later, Molly, now a poverty-stricken old woman, makes her way through London's bomb-scarred city streets, alone but for a snowdrift of memories. Her once dazzling career has faded but her unquenchable passion for life has kept her afloat.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Dublin, 1907. A young actress begins an affair with a damaged older man, the leading playwright at the theatre where she works. Outspoken and flirtatious, Molly Allgood is a Catholic girl from the slums of Dublin, dreaming of stardom in America. Her lover, John Synge, is a troubled genius, whose life is hampered by convention and by the austere and God-fearing mother with whom he lives. Their affair, sternly opposed by friends and family, is quarrelsome, affectionate and tender.

Many years later, Molly, now a poverty-stricken old woman, makes her way through London's bomb-scarred city streets, alone but for a snowdrift of memories. Her once dazzling career has faded but her unquenchable passion for life has kept her afloat.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Vintage
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0099481545
• ISBN 13: 9780099481546
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256