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The Hill Road

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Publisher Comments:

Born and raised on a dairy farm in rural County Limerick, Ireland, Patrick O'Keeffe has penned an accomplished debut with The Hill Road, unveiling the precarious balance of family intimacies played out in the timeless and cloistered world of the Irish farm country. O'Keeffe's four linked novellas span time and generations, and each brims with gorgeous, thoughtful prose and enduring characters.

Love and secrets, unfulfilled dreams and missed opportunities, fear, greed, and compromised moral decisions all leave their mark here. A dairy farmer unknowingly falls in love with the younger sister of a woman he once cruelly jilted. A young man recalls his spinster aunt and the tragic story of her life's great lovea soldier who returned alive but altered by the Great War.

A richly rewarding work that will resonate with fans of William Trevor and Alice Munro, The Hill Road heralds the arrival of an important new voice.

Synopsis:

O'Keeffe's debut novel unveils the precarious balance of family intimacies played out in the timeless and cloistered world of the Irish farm country. His four linked novellas span time and generations and each brims with thoughtful prose and enduring characters.

About the Author

Patrick O'Keeffe emigrated from Ireland to the United States in the mid-1980s and received a degree in English from the University of Kentucky. In 1998, O'Keeffe was accepted into the MFA writing program at the University of Michigan, where he studied with Nicholas Delbanco, Charles Baxter, and Eileen Pollack. He is now a lecturer at the University of Michigan.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780670033980
Publisher:
Viking Adult
Subject:
Social life and customs
Author:
O'Keeffe, Patrick
Subject:
Country life
Subject:
Sagas
Subject:
Family saga
Publication Date:
20050721
Binding:
Hardback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
240
Dimensions:
8.42x5.86x.86 in. .82 lbs.

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