{"product_id":"the-country-girls-three-novels-and-an-epilogue-the-country-girl-the-lonely-girl-girls-in-their-married-bliss-epilogue-paperback","title":"The Country Girls: Three Novels and an Epilogue: (The Country Girl; The Lonely Girl; Girls in Their Married Bliss; Epilogue) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdna O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEimear McBride\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA treasure of world literature back in print, featuring a new introduction by Eimear McBride\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e This omnibus edition includes the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Country Girls, The Lonely Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGirls in Their Married Bliss\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe country girls are Caithleen \"Kate\" Brady and Bridget \"Baba\" Brennan, and their story begins in the repressive atmosphere of a small village in the west of Ireland in the years following World War II. Kate is a romantic, looking for love; Baba is a survivor. Setting out to conquer the bright lights of Dublin, they are rewarded with comical miscommunications, furtive liaisons, bad faith, bad luck, bad sex, and compromise; marrying for the wrong reasons, betraying for the wrong reasons, fighting in their separate ways against the overwhelming wave of expectations forced upon \"girls\" of every era. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Country Girls Trilogy and Epilogue\u003c\/i\u003e charts unflinchingly the pattern of women's lives, from the high spirits of youth to the chill of middle age, from hope to despair, in remarkable prose swinging from blunt and brutal to whimsical and lyrical. It is a saga both painful and hilarious, and remains one of the major accomplishments of Edna O'Brien's extraordinary career.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdna O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of more than twenty-five books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Little Red Chairs\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in County Clare, Ireland, she now lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51999342788909,"sku":"9780374537357","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/azI3aU5hNGxoaDNPZW1IbWNpWkM0UT09.webp?v=1776552626","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-country-girls-three-novels-and-an-epilogue-the-country-girl-the-lonely-girl-girls-in-their-married-bliss-epilogue-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}