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The House Of Splendid Isolation - Softcover

O'Brien, Edna

 
9781857992090: The House Of Splendid Isolation
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1857992091 ISBN 13: 9781857992090
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2002

Synopsis

'A powerful, complex fable, mysteriously conceived and deeply felt . . . Brilliant' Irish Times

When Josie, confined to bed in her dilapidated country mansion, sees the door swing back and the hooded face appear, she knows who it is. Into her world comes McGreevy, bloody crusader for a united Ireland, who has chosen her house for sanctuary.

Within the incarcerating walls of the house, an undercurrent of love develops between two people who think differently but feel the same. Destiny has flung them together and, as the police net closes in, fear dawns in Josie that McGreevy has used her house for more than refuge. And there may be no escape for either of them.

'A writer at the height of her powers' Tatler

'A work of insight, sympathy and breath-holding suspense' Daily Mail

'O'Brien at her shrewd and lyrical best' Sunday Times

'So well written you won't be disappointed whatever you are looking for' Literary Review

'A sharp and thoughtful depiction of the modern Irish question . . . poetically written' The Times

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About the Author

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.

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Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publication date
2002
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1857992091
ISBN 13 
9781857992090
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
224