A State of Mind - Couverture souple

Casey, Kevin

 
9781843511533: A State of Mind
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1843511533 ISBN 13 : 9781843511533
Editeur : The Lilliput Press Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

In mid-1970s rural Wicklow, John Hughes, a once-feted journalist/author with writer’s block, reflects on recent events. When English author William Cromer and his German lover Ingrid move to the Old Rectory nearby, their lives are transformed and an alcohol-fuelled affair begins. Hughes puts at risk everything he has ever loved – his wife Laura, teenage daughter Rachael and the bucolic ease of their quiet corner of Ireland. Nationalist resentment of this tax-free haven enjoyed by foreigners is sparked by events in Northern Ireland, and John finds himself in the middle of extortion, blackmail, marital betrayal and a suicide. As old and new friendships unravel, even lunchtime visits to the local pub become points of attrition. Losing his friends and mistress, John is forced to take responsibility for his actions in order to save his family and his integrity, and to find release as a writer.

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À propos de l?auteur

Kevin Casey was born in Kells, Co. Meath in 1940 and went to Blackrock College, Dublin. Once the Abbey's youngest playwright, and married to poet Eavan Boland, he is author of critically acclaimed worksThe Sinner's Bell (1968), A Sense of Survival (1974) and Dreams of Revenge (1977). This is his exciting comeback novel.

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Éditeur
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1843511533
ISBN 13 
9781843511533
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
294
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Personne responsable
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