Down by the River
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Engelsk
The road silent, somnolent yet with a speech of its own, speaking back to them, father and child, through trappings of sun and fretted verdure, speaking of the old mutinies and a fresh crime mounting ...
Forlagsbeskrivelse af Down by the River af Edna O'brien
The road silent, somnolent yet with a speech of its own, speaking back to them, father and child, through trappings of sun and fretted verdure, speaking of the old mutinies and a fresh crime mounting in the blood. The local community is shocked when a young teenager, Mary, attempts to get an illegal abortion, especially when they discover that she has been raped by her father. O'Brien charts Mary's emotional and psychological trauma, as her story is dragged first into the public realm and then into the law courts, with her power of choice usurped by militant factions on all sides. A haunting novel based on a real events. The road silent, somnolent yet with a speech of its own, speaking back to them, father and child, through trappings of sun and fretted verdure, speaking of the old mutinies and a fresh crime mounting in the blood. The local community is shocked when a young teenager, Mary, attempts to get an illegal abortion, especially when they discover that she has been raped by her father. O'Brien charts Mary's emotional and psychological trauma, as her story is dragged first into the public realm and then into the law courts, with her power of choice usurped by militant factions on all sides. A haunting novel based on a real events.
Detaljer
Forlag
Faber & Faber
ISBN
9780571397532
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
336
Udgivelsesdato
19-02-2026
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
3421352
EAN nr.
9780571397532
Varegruppe
Fiction
Bredde (mm)
129
Længde (mm)
198