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The Country Girls (Paperback)

by Edna O'Brien (Author)
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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Plume Books; Reprint edition (Jul 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0452283434
  • ISBN-13: 978-0452283435
  • Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.7 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,488,874 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Controversial novel that challenges the moral standing of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author
Edna O'Brien is the author of 19 books. She was the winner of the 1993 Writers Guild Prize for Fiction. Her biography of James Joyce was published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in June 1999. Her recent fiction has been about Irish topics - religion, politics, property. In 2001 her documentary novel, In the Forest - about a brutal murder on the west coast - caused a furore in her native Ireland. It was the subject of a BBC Omnibus film. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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1.0 out of 5 stars A Relentlessly Grim Waste of Time, 19 Aug 2008
By Graceann Macleod "Books Fuel My Life" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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The characters are either victims or bullies, and the story is so mercilessly, one-notedly grim that I wanted an anti-depressant after reading it. I actively hoped for the murder of one character, and prayed for the protagonist to grow a spine at some point, but she never did. I kept hearing about Edna O'Brien's humor, and searched for in these pages in vain. I can't share the litany of miseries Caithleen endures without spoiling the story for anyone who might want to read it, but I will settle for saying that I won't be bothering with the rest of the trilogy.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Well paced, well written and entertaining, 14 Jul 2009
By C. Sherry "Christine" (UK) - See all my reviews
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Sometimes this book reminded me of the comedy series "Father Ted" with its Irish sayings and Catholic innocence.
The story moves along really well. The writing is lyrical. It perfectly illustrates the complexities of female relationships. It's set in the 1960s, around my mother's coming of age years, and it really reminds me of the stories she tells of her girlhood.
Why only four stars? I didn't feel the story was enough, I needed more. But it is part of a trilogy, and I'm yet to read the others, so hopefully I won't be disappointed.
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