House of Splendid Isolation - Couverture rigide

O'Brien, Edna

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0816174857 ISBN 13 : 9780816174850

Editeur : G K Hall & Co, 1994

Synopsis

The heart-breaking dilemmas and the noble and bloody history of Ireland come to life in the tale of Josie, a widow living in a solitary house outside an Irish village, whose home becomes the hideout of a IRA terorist

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Masterful novel by the bestselling writer, with a controversial story marrying the worlds of a political terrorist and a loveless widow

Josie, the ailing, elderly inhabitant of an Irish country mansion, dwells in the shadowy world of remembered pain and loneliness. McGreevy, the terrorist, reintroduces the possibility of compassion and tenderness, but there is an inevitably violent conclusion to their understanding as the police net closes.

With extraordinary skill and empathy, Edna O'Brien shows two faces of a divided land: the yearnings of a woman whose youthful joy was broken, and the intransigent idealism of her captor. Brave and moving, THE HOUSE OF SPLENDID ISOLATION is Edna O'Brien at her very best.

Biographie de l'auteur

Since her debut novel The Country Girls Edna O'Brien has written over twenty works of fiction along with a biography of James Joyce and Lord Byron. She is the recipient of many awards including the Irish Pen Lifetime Achievement Award, the American National Art's Gold Medal and the Ulysses Medal. Born and raised in the west of Ireland she has lived in London for many years.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: G K Hall & Co
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0816174857
• ISBN 13: 9780816174850
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 290
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible