The Country Girls Trilogy and Epilogue
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (979 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0452263948 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 544 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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“Deliciouswhollv originalsensitive as a harp stringcaptures the vigilance of childhood and reproduces, eerily intact, its heightened sensations.”—NewsdayFrom the acclaimed author of Country Girl: A MemoirKate and Baba are two ambitious Irish country girls in search of life: romantic Kate seeks love, while pragmatic Baba will take whatever she can get. And as their lives take unexpected and separate turns, Baba and Kate must ultimately learn to go it alone.A beautiful portrait of the pain and joy of youth, the ruin of marriage gone wrong, and the ache of lost friendship and love, this trilogy of Edna O’Brien’s remarkable early novels is more than just a harbinger of the stunning and masterly writer she has become. . Under the big city’s bright lights, they spin their lives into a whirl of comic and touching misadventures, wild flirtations, and reckless passions. Together they set out to conquer Dublin and the world. But love changes everything
Edna O'Brien is the internationally-acclaimed author of 18 books including Down by the River, The House of Splendid Isolation, Mother Ireland, The Country Girls Trilogy, and A Fanatic Heart (all available from Plume). Born and raised in Ireland, she lives in London.
“It’s a difficult trip, this coming of age. She resides admirably where quality and popular writing intersect.”—Booklist“A UNIVERSAL STORY. O’Brien’s particular appeal is that she can be tender yet merciless, romantic yet grittily sexual. The spirit of youth, the search for love and the despair from disappointments come through clearly. O’Brien’s sensitivity reaches into the very depths of these young “MAGNIFICENT, EXUBERANTas vivid as autobiographyrich, perfecta strange brew of ecstatic abandon and mornin
The Country GIrls Trilogy by Edna O'Brien The trilogy of three self contained novels features two Irish country girls, Baba (Bridget) and Caithleen (Kate) from teenage schooldays through marriages and beyond. the novel is a very well rounded view of vulnerable women and their relationships with men, as fathers, boyfriends, priests etc and husbands. We see a satirical picture through Baba's eyes. Baba is a survivor, and great fun, but rash and impulsive. Through Kate we see beautiful, lyrical prose about the Irish countryside, and we see the pathos of her mother's marriage, where mo. D. K. MCGARRY said Very well written, a classic. Bit of a. Very well written,a classic. Bit of a downer, though.. "slow reading" according to Arnold Perrin. I had to plod through it