Down By The River by Edna O'brien

Down By The River by Edna O'brien

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Summary

The story opens in an idyllic and rural setting in Ireland, but a crime of passion results in an emotional battlefield for one and all, with opposing factions taking militant sides and in the centre, a young girl struggles with the conflicts of mind and body.

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Down By The River by Edna O'brien

Controversial novel that challenges the moral standing of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland.
Edna O'Brien is the author of 19 books. She was the winner of the 1993 Writers' Guild Prize for Fiction. Her biography of James Joyce was published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in June 1999. Her recent fiction has been about Irish to;pic - religion, politics, property. In 2001 her documentary novel, In the Forest - about a brutal murder on the west coast - caused a furore in her native Ireland. It was the subject of a BBC Omnibus film.
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ISBN 13 9780297818069
ISBN 10 0297818066
Title Down By The River
Author Edna O'brien
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Year published 1996-08-12
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.