The Country Girls: Three Novels and an Epilogue: (The Country Girl; The Lonely G

Description: The Country Girls: Three Novels and an Epilogue by Edna O'Brien, Eimear McBride "This omnibus edition, with a new epilogue by the author, was originally published in 1986 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux as The country girls trilogy and epilogue."--Title page verso. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A treasure of world literature back in print, featuring a new introduction by Eimear McBride This omnibus edition includes the novels The Country Girls, The Lonely Girl, and Girls in Their Married Bliss. The country girls are Caithleen "Kate" Brady and Bridget "Baba" Brennan, and their story begins in the repressive atmosphere of a small village in the west of Ireland in the years following World War II. Kate is a romantic, looking for love; Baba is a survivor. Setting out to conquer the bright lights of Dublin, they are rewarded with comical miscommunications, furtive liaisons, bad faith, bad luck, bad sex, and compromise; marrying for the wrong reasons, betraying for the wrong reasons, fighting in their separate ways against the overwhelming wave of expectations forced upon "girls" of every era. The Country Girls Trilogy and Epilogue charts unflinchingly the pattern of womens lives, from the high spirits of youth to the chill of middle age, from hope to despair, in remarkable prose swinging from blunt and brutal to whimsical and lyrical. It is a saga both painful and hilarious, and remains one of the major accomplishments of Edna OBriens extraordinary career. Author Biography Edna OBrien (1930-2024) was the author of more than twenty-five works of fiction, including The Country Girls, The Little Red Chairs, and The Light of Evening. She received numerous awards, including the PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature, the Irish PEN Award for Literature, the National Arts Club Medal of Honor, and the Ulysses Medal. Born and raised in the west of Ireland, she lived in London for many years. Details ISBN0374537356 Short Title COUNTRY GIRLS 3 NOVELS & AN EP Pages 560 Publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux Series FSG Classics Language English ISBN-10 0374537356 ISBN-13 9780374537357 Format Paperback DEWEY 823.914 Author Eimear McBride Year 2017 Publication Date 2017-11-14 Imprint Farrar, Straus and Giroux Subtitle (The Country Girl; The Lonely Girl; Girls in Their Married Bliss; Epilogue) Audience General UK Release Date 2017-11-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:117163069;

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