Friday, 13 January 2017

Down by the River By Edna O'Brien

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Title:Down by the River
Author:Edna O'Brien
Format:Paperback
Page:272 pages
ISBN:0452278775

Set in her native Ireland, Edna O Brien s newest novel explores the dark and torturous aspects of family ties As Mary, the young heroine, tries first to conceal and then to escape her father s fateful attention, she finds herself driven into an emotional Styx She becomes pregnant with her father s child, and as her private and redeemable tragedy is dragged into the p Set in her native Ireland, Edna O Brien s newest novel explores the dark and torturous aspects of family ties As Mary, the young heroine, tries first to conceal and then to escape her father s fateful attention, she finds herself driven into an emotional Styx She becomes pregnant with her father s child, and as her private and redeemable tragedy is dragged into the public realm, she falls prey to militant factions on all sides


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Edna O Brien b 1930 , an award winning Irish author of novels, plays, and short stories, has been hailed as one of the greatest chroniclers of the female experience in the twentieth century She is the 2011 recipient of the Frank O Connor Prize, awarded for her short story collection Saints and Sinners She has also received, among other honors, the Irish PEN Award for Literature, the Ulysses Me Edna O Brien b 1930 , an award winning Irish author of novels, plays, and short stories, has been hailed as one of the greatest chroniclers of the female experience in the twentieth century She is the 2011 recipient of the Frank O Connor Prize, awarded for her short story collection Saints and Sinners She has also received, among other honors, the Irish PEN Award for Literature, the Ulysses Medal from University College Dublin, and a lifetime achievement award from the Irish Literary Academy Her 1960 debut novel, The Country Girl, was banned in her native Ireland for its groundbreaking depictions of female sexuality Notable works also include August Is a Wicked Month 1965 , A Pagan Place 1970 , Lantern Slides 1990 , and The Light of Evening 2006 O Brien lives in London



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Set in her native Ireland, Edna O Brien s newest novel explores the dark and torturous aspects of family ties As Mary, the young heroine, tries first
Down by the River
272 pagesEdna O'Brien

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