or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
 
More Buying Choices
44 used & new from £0.01
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Inishowen
 
See larger image 
Share your own customer images
Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.

Inishowen (Paperback)

by Joseph O'Connor (Author)
3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
RRP: £7.99
Price: £5.99 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
You Save: £2.00 (25%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk. Gift-wrap available.

Want guaranteed delivery by Tuesday, November 10? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details
9 new from £2.75 34 used from £0.01 1 collectible from £2.97
Other Editions: RRP: Our Price: Other Offers:
Paperback £10.00 £9.00 43 used & new from £0.01
Unknown Binding Order it used

Frequently Bought Together

Inishowen + Redemption Falls + Star of the Sea
Price For All Three: £16.38

Show availability and shipping details

  • This item: Inishowen by Joseph O'Connor

    In stock.
    Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
    This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions

  • Redemption Falls by Joseph O'Connor

    In stock.
    Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
    This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions

  • Star of the Sea by Joseph O'Connor

    In stock.
    Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
    This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Redemption Falls

Redemption Falls

by Joseph O'Connor
4.0 out of 5 stars (14)  £4.42
Star of the Sea

Star of the Sea

by Joseph O'Connor
4.2 out of 5 stars (70)  £5.97
The Salesman

The Salesman

by Joseph O'Connor
4.5 out of 5 stars (10)  £4.98
Cowboys and Indians

Cowboys and Indians

by Joseph O'Connor
5.0 out of 5 stars (1)  £4.99
Desperadoes

Desperadoes

by Joseph O'Connor
3.8 out of 5 stars (9)  £6.48
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage; New edition edition (3 May 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 009928653X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099286530
  • Product Dimensions: 19.9 x 12.9 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 226,579 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    Popular in these categories:

    #9 in  Books > Fiction > Authors, A-Z > O > O'Connor, Joseph
    #97 in  Books > Fiction > Contemporary Fiction: 1970 Onwards > Popular Fiction

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

Product Description

Inspector Martin Aitken's life is a mess. Divorced, his career's in chaos, and the last thing he needs is a collapsed woman in the street on Christmas Eve. Ellen Donnelly is a woman on a mission, coming to Ireland to find her mother and escape her husband. Milton Amery is her husband, an unfaithful New York plastic surgeon. All three of their roads leads to Inishowen.


About the Author

Joe O'Connor was born in Dublin. He has written ten widely acclaimed and best-selling books including the novels Cowboys and Indians, shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize, Desperadoes, The Salesman, and most recently The Star of the Sea. His work has been published in eighteen languages.

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
 
(2)
(2)
(2)
(4)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(3)
(1)
(1)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

Inishowen
46% buy the item featured on this page:
Inishowen 3.4 out of 5 stars (9)
£5.99
Redemption Falls
23% buy
Redemption Falls 4.0 out of 5 stars (14)
£4.42
Star of the Sea
15% buy
Star of the Sea 4.2 out of 5 stars (70)
£5.97
Cowboys and Indians
10% buy
Cowboys and Indians 5.0 out of 5 stars (1)
£4.99
Explore similar items
 

Customer Reviews

9 Reviews
5 star:
 (4)
4 star:
 (1)
3 star:
 (1)
2 star:
 (1)
1 star:
 (2)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
3.4 out of 5 stars (9 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great read but disappointing ending, 1 Feb 2002
There is no doubt that this book, like all Joseph O'Connor books, is a cracking good read, at times so beautifully written that you actually find yourself reading a paragraph a second time just to savour it. I loved this book, but I can't help feeling let down by the last quarter. It was as if the author suddenly realised that he had a deadline to meet and wrote the end of the book over a weekend. Maybe I am being too critical and I just didn't want it to end!
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant, 12 Jun 2001
By A Customer
I couldn't stop reading it! This is a wonderful insight in people's minds . We follow the characters all the way from Dublin to Inishowen, and at the same time from one point in America to another,wondering what their relationships are.We follow a whole range of characters we meet everyday and do not care about:the punk boy-friend,the lonely policeman.... and they get so real,we want to know so much what they are going to do of usual situations:the sex affair, the old and tired marriage...

This is above all the story of a free woman, who has decided it is now her time to choose. Good reading, you will not regret it!

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars His best yet, 9 Sep 2000
By C. Walls (Cirencester, Gloucestershire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
This review is from: Inishowen (Paperback)
For me, it all started when I read Finbar's Hotel and got hooked on Irish writing. Of the 7 authors of that book, Joe O'Connor was the real find. I've read almost everything he's done and Inishowen is the best yet. It's not a bundle of laughs, but it made me smile in places. Equally, it's not gloomy, but it moved me from time to time. O'Connor's style is getting more fine-tuned; he has a knack of giving the reader just enough information to make sense of the story at a particular point, without the distraction of superfluous facts and observations. It's a longish book, but I read it over a couple of days. Towards the end, it becomes very un-put-downable. If Joe O'Connor doesn't pick up some major literary prize soon, there's no justice.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

1.0 out of 5 stars a waste of good money and time
I bought this book to read on holiday and to be fair really enjoyed it to start with as did my boyfriend who was puzzled as I was telling him that it becomes ludicrous. Read more
Published on 28 Jun 2007 by Claire S

1.0 out of 5 stars Unnerving cleverness
Reading this book felt like watching a poor quality American film. One of those films that would resort shamelessly to the most obvious devices to keep you entertained. Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Good introduction to O'Connor
This is the first book by O'Connor that I have read. His works are not readily available in the US. His American characters are very well drawn. Read more
Published on 29 Jun 2001

3.0 out of 5 stars oconnor takes on too much
although quite long, this book is quite readable and never fails to engage. the problem, however, is that the author seems uncertain as to whether he wants to write a simple,... Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars A tour de force from a mature novelist
Joseph O'Connor, hilarious if flippant in his early essay collections, has matured into a serious literary novelist as both The Salesman and now Inishowen bare out. Read more
Published on 6 Aug 2000

2.0 out of 5 stars O'Connor's most disappointing so far
A slow start to this novel that never really gets going. None of the real laughs that you see in some of his other books like Desperadoes (and in a blacker sense The Salesman)... Read more
Published on 6 Jul 2000

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject









i.e., each product must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback

Ad

Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.