Mixed Blessings by Peter Somerville-Large
In PETER SOMERVILE-LARGE's elegant and scathingly witty novel, Paul Blake-Willoughby, the only child of a mixed marriage, is brought up on an Irish country estate by a Catholic soldier father and an eccentric Protestant mother. Against the backdrop of a large crumbling mansion, various factions, which include his Protestant teachers, a wealthy Church of Ireland Bishop and a succession of Catholic priests, war hilariously over his soul. It is a brilliant and extremely funny examination of the topics of snobbery, bigotry and infidelity. The end of the novel is a cruel surprise, reflecting a lifetime of unresolved problems.
Peter Somerville-Large is the author of Cappaghglass, shortlisted for the Ewart-Biggs Prize.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780956223180 |
| ISBN 10 | 0956223184 |
| Title | Mixed Blessings |
| Author | Peter Somerville-Large |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Somerville Press |
| Year published | 2012-05-28 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |