The Marriage Bed by Regina Mcbride
Deirdre O'Breen is fourteen when she flees the primitive Great Blasket Island, leaving a stunning family secret in her wake before she arrives on the mainland. There, she finds a foreign, civilized world -- and Manus, the architect son of a wealthy, devout family. Together Deirdre and Manus build a marriage that, like Dublin itself, is fraught with hope and threatened by legacies. When Deirdre's secret resurfaces, she is forced to confront the questions "How much of our parents do we carry? Do their sins and frailties shape who we become to our own children?"
Regina McBride is the critically acclaimed author of three novels for adults: The Marriage Bed, The Land of Women, and The Nature of Water and Air. The Fire Opal is her first book for young adults. She teaches creative writing at Hunter College in New York City, where she lives with her husband and daughter.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780743254991 |
| ISBN 10 | 0743254996 |
| Title | The Marriage Bed |
| Author | Regina Mcbride |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year published | 2005-06-07 |
| Number of pages | 308 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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