'A first-rate piece of writing... the simplicity and innocent beauty of the language give it depth and elegiac quality' Independent 'The play, based on Barry's own great-great-grandmother, shows he has the capacity to generate strong emotion and to discover in his ancestors a metaphor for Irish history... Barry uses Lizzie's dilemma to explore the economic decay of the 1890s landowning class and the whaleboned snobberies of rural Ireland... Barry's poetic gift is constantly in evidence.' Guardian
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'A first-rate piece of writing... the simplicity and innocent beauty of the language give it depth and elegiac quality' Independent 'The play, based on Barry's own great-great-grandmother, shows he has the capacity to generate strong emotion and to discover in his ancestors a metaphor for Irish history... Barry uses Lizzie's dilemma to explore the economic decay of the 1890s landowning class and the whaleboned snobberies of rural Ireland... Barry's poetic gift is constantly in evidence.' Guardian
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Seller's Description:
Acceptable. Some tanning to the pages. You will receive a paperback book containing THE SCRIPT. Some shelf wear to the covers. Good binding and the text flows clearly. Enjoy this reliable edition.
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Very Good. 1996. paperback. From the library of June Levine and Ivor Browne. Signed, dated and affectionately inscribed to Levine by the author. Covers showing a little shelf wear. Toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a nice reading copy. First edition copy....Signed Copy. We ship daily from our Bookshop.
