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Country girl : a memoir

O'Brien, Edna2013
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Born in Ireland in 1930 and driven into exile after publication of her controversial first novel, "The Country Girls", O'Brien has created a body of work which bears comparison with the very best writers of the twentieth century. In "Country Girl" we come face to face with literary life of high drama and contemplation. And along the way there are encounters with Hollywood giants, pop stars and literary titans - all of whom lend this life, so gorgeously, sometimes painfully remembered here, a terrible poignancy. In prose which sparkles with the effortless gifts of a master in her ninth decade, Edna O'Brien has recast her life with the imaginative insight of a poet. It is a book of unfathomable depths and honesty.
Main title:
Country girl : a memoir / Edna O'Brien.
Imprint:
London : Faber and Faber, 2013, c2012.London : Faber and Faber, 2013.©2012.
Collation:
xii, 339 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 20 cm.
ISBN:
9780571269440
Dewey class:
823.914
Language:
English
BRN:
98202
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Kathleen Syme Carlton-BiographyBIOG 823.914 OBRIOn loan - Due: 11 Jul 2026
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