Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
A newly reissued novel from the author of Girl, "one of the most celebrated writers in the English language" (NPR's Weekend Edition)
Set in the author's native Ireland, a powerful and passionate novel relates the story of a young girl who becomes pregnant by her father, a situation made worse when it becomes fodder for the mill of church, state, and the town square.
Synopsis
Down by the River is a newly reissued novel from Edna O'Brien, the author of Girl, and "one of the most celebrated writers in the English language" (NPR's Weekend Edition).
Set in the author's native Ireland, a powerful and passionate novel relates the story of a young girl who becomes pregnant by her father, a situation made worse when it becomes fodder for the mill of church, state, and the town square.