"Barry has given us a heroine of delicate complexity in a setting of regged beauty. His flawless use of language and plot hold the reader rapt from beginning to end"
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"Barry has given us a heroine of delicate complexity in a setting of regged beauty. His flawless use of language and plot hold the reader rapt from beginning to end"
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In Ireland100-year old woman secretly writes the story of her life focusing on the "troubles" of the 1930s, the misunderstandings, deception and betrayal. One reviewer called it a "twisted fairy tale," and this examination of slippery memory involves roses and thorns and instead of a wicked fairy a deceptive priest, a unconscious quest and instead of sleep confinement in an asylum.
fishken
Dec 3, 2009
Stunning
An ingeniously-woven story of perception versus reality, caring versus callousness, and a startling ending that is wonderful. Masterfully written, as usual, by Sebastian Barry.
