Mary Lavelle/Talk Of Angels by Kate O'brien
Mary Lavelle, a young Irish woman, journeys to Spain, which is fast approaching civil war, to work as a governess. There Mary soon finds her convent education and beliefs challenged by the fiery politics and passionate opinions of the family's son Juanito. Finding themselves at the heart of a family and a nation divided, Mary and Juanito seize the opportunity to consummate their love in a night of passion and betrayal that foretells the coming of a new era.
A superior type of romantic novel..quasi-intelligent and discursive, colourful and unorthodox * TLS *
She writes with almost poetic intensity of the ecstasy and anguish of love * Val Hennessy *
She writes with almost poetic intensity of the ecstasy and anguish of love * Val Hennessy *
Travel writer, playwright and author of ten novels, Kate O'Brien (1897-1974) is regarded as one this century's greatest novelists whose work broke new ground in Irish literature.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781860493416 |
| ISBN 10 | 1860493416 |
| Title | Mary Lavelle/Talk Of Angels |
| Author | Kate O'brien |
| Series | Virago Modern Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 1998-05-07 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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