'At 2.20am in the morning of the 13th November 1952 the body of 19 year old Patricia Curran was carried into the surgery belonging to the family doctor. At first Dr Kenneth Wilson thought she had been the victim of an accidental shooting. In fact a subsequent post-mortem revealed that she had been stabbed thirty seven times.'
Eoin McNamee's wonderful novel, which is based on one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in recent history, is at once a gripping thriller and a danse macabre through a shadowy world of corruption and sexual intrigue - a darkly lyric narrative of white mischief in post-war Ireland, of false accusation and savage murder, presided over by the haunted, tragic figure of Patricia Curran.
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McNamee's novel, intricately researched and meticulously capturing the tense mood of rural post-war Northern Ireland, makes clear the cultural significance of the Curran murder. Patricia Curran was beautiful, headstrong and in full-blown rebellion against the emotional wasteland of her family and struggling to determine a life for herself. She was like a stormwarning of the changes that would sweep over that future generation of women who were determined their lives would be a contrast to their mothers. But the media spin of the 1950s interpreted her protest merely as sluttish behaviour (she had had lovers, including a married man) and the story was often reduced to a homicidal peep-show.
McNamee dissects the detectives who were involved in the case, has interviewed witnesses and studied the newspaper accounts of the period, but the inner thoughts and motivations of those involved are purely his own invention. His fine talent is in transporting the reader back into that stifling world where a few brave souls were struggling to emerge into the 20th century while fighting off their country's most archaic traditions. --Julie Wheelwright
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Eoin McNamee's wonderful new novel, which is based on one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in recent history, is at once a gripping thriller and a danse macarbe through a shadowy world of corruption and sexual intrigue - a darkly lyric narrative of white mischief in post-war Ireland, of false accusation and savage murder, presided over by the haunted, tragic figure of Patricia Curran. On the morning of the 13th November 1952, the body of 19-year-old Patricia Curran was carried into the surgery belonging to the family doctor. At first Dr Kenneth Wilson thought she had been the victim of an accidental shooting. In fact, a post-mortem revealed that she had been stabbed repeatedly. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780571207701
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Book Description Condition: New. On the morning of the 13th November 1952, the body of 19-year-old Patricia Curran was carried into the surgery belonging to the family doctor. At first Dr Kenneth Wilson thought she had been the victim of an accidental shooting. In fact, a post-mortem revealed that she had been stabbed repeatedly. Series: The Blue Trilogy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 234. 2002. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # 9780571207701
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Book Description Condition: New. On the morning of the 13th November 1952, the body of 19-year-old Patricia Curran was carried into the surgery belonging to the family doctor. At first Dr Kenneth Wilson thought she had been the victim of an accidental shooting. In fact, a post-mortem revealed that she had been stabbed repeatedly. Series: The Blue Trilogy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 234. 2002. Paperback. . . . . Seller Inventory # 9780571207701