Willa had loved, Had been mangled by love, Wrung dry enought to crack. Her desperation mirrored in the World of glass she built to fileter out the threat of feeling, With Tom and Patsy, to secure a kind of Peace.
Spanning five decades of writing, 'The Love Object' takes the most memorable and successful stories from collections like 'A Scandalous Woman' and 'Saints and Sinners'; stories that have bewitched generation after generation. Here you will find stories about families, feuds, love and land, enchantment, disenchantment, and throughout, the manifold bonds of love.
Originally published: Great Britain: Pavilion Books Ltd. in association with Michael Joseph Ltd., 1986.
I love fire. Fire is the colour of genius.In this audacious new work, Edna O'Brien gives voice to the women who were central to the life of James Joyce.'James Joyce had been my ultimate hero for sixty years, but to paint the canvas of his life was daunting. Therefore I decided to depict him as seen by the key figures in his life - Mother, Wife, Mistress of a fleeting moment, his patron Harriet Weaver and his beloved Daughter Lucia, of whom he said her mind was but a transparent leaf away from his.'Written to celebrate the centenary of Ulysses , Joyce's Women premiered at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in September 2022.
The nobility, arrogance and sheer theatre of Byron's life.
One of Ireland's greatest contemporary writers turns her attention to one of the country's greatest novelists: James Joyce.
"Mother Ireland" includes seven essays seamlessly woven into an autobiographical tapestry. In her lyrical, sensuous voice, O'Brien describes growing up in rural County Clare, from her days in a convent school to her first kiss to her eventual migration to England. Weaving her own personal history with the history of Ireland, she effortlessly melds local customs and ancient lore with the fascinating people and events that shaped he young life. The result is a colorful and timeless narrative that perfectly captures the heart and soul of this harshly beautiful country.
Exploring the intricacies of women's experiences, this collection showcases two decades of Edna O'Brien's best short fiction. The stories delve into themes of love, loss, and identity, revealing the emotional depth and resilience of her characters. Each narrative offers a unique perspective, inviting readers to engage with the complexities of life through O'Brien's poignant and evocative prose.
I thought of life's many bounties, to have known the extremities of joy and sorrow, love, success and failure, fame and slaughter, to have read in the newspapers that as a writer I was past my sell-by date, yet regardless, to go on writing and reading, to be lucky enough to live in these two intensities that have buttressed my whole life.
"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.