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More copies of this ISBN:In the Forestby Edna Obrien
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:IN THE FOREST returns to the countryside of western Ireland, the vivid backdrop of Edna O'Brien's previous novel, WILD DECEMBERS. Murder is again the story's climax, but the killer's motives are deeply buried in his psychoses rather than triggered by exterior conflict. Michen O'Kane loses his mother as a boy and by the age of ten is incarcerated for petty crimes in juvenile detention centers, "the places named after the saints." But his problems go beyond early loss and abuse - the killing instinct is already kindled in him. He is christened by fearful neighbors "the Kinderschreck," meaning someone of whom small children are afraid. As in Greek tragedy, there are unwitting victims for sacrifice in the Kinderschreck's world - a radiant young woman, her little son, and a devout and trusting priest, all dispatched to the forest of O'Kane's unbridled, deranged fantasies. Taken from a true story, Edna O'Brien's riveting, frightening, and brilliantly told new novel reminds us that anything can happen "outside the boundary of mother and child," where protection isn't afforded. The villagers of IN THE FOREST see "one of their own sons, come out of their own soil, their own flesh and blood, gone amok." It is an intimate portrayal of both perpetrator and victims - a story that is old, and current, and everywhere. Review:"Her best book, and a modern masterpiece. . ." --Eoghan Harris, The Independent (Dublin) Review:"A bleak, despairing, almost unbearably powerful book. . ." --Margaria Fichtner Review:"At once rich and chilling: one of O'Brien's darkest, most accomplished works in years." Review:"IN THE FOREST is a rather extraordinary transformation of cold fact into lyric fiction." --Melanie Rehak Review:"O'Brien is a Romantic, intuitive and poetic, who seldom stoops to prosaic questions. . .IN THE FOREST succeeds remarkably." --Brooke Allen Review:"With masterstrokes of psychological insight and narrative bravado, O'Brien has created monstrous character. . ." --Lisa Shea Review:"Edna O'Brien is an absolutely gorgeous writer. . ." --Carolyn See Review:". . .[B]reathtakingly told in O'Brien's typically graceful, emotionally gripping style." --Charlotte Innes Review:"IN THE FOREST is a portrait of desolation and rage, brilliantly told, truly shocking." --Harold Pinter Synopsis:Taken from a true story, this psychological thriller returns to the countryside of western Ireland, the vivid backdrop of the author's "Wild December." Michen O'Kane's problems go beyond early loss and abuse--the killing instinct is already kindled in him as he earns the title of Kinderschreck: someone of whom children are afraid. About the AuthorEDNA O’BRIEN is the author of eighteen works of fiction, including the New York Times Notable Books and Book Sense picks Wild Decembers and In the Forest, and Lantern Slides, which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. In 2002 she won the National Medal for Fiction from the National Arts Club. An honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, O’Brien was born and grew up in Ireland and has lived in London for many years. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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