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Country Girl, May 2013
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Byron in Love, June 2010
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SAINTS AND SINNERS
By: Edna O'Brien

Stories

Grand Central Publishing
May 2011
On Sale: May 9, 2011
272 pages
ISBN: 0316122726
EAN: 9780316122726
Paperback
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Fiction

With her inimitable gift for describing the workings of the heart and mind, Edna O'Brien introduces us to a vivid new cast of restless, searching people who-whether in the Irish countryside or London or New York-remind us of our own humanity.

In "Send My Roots Rain," Miss Gilhooley, a librarian, waits in the lobby of a posh Dublin hotel-expecting to meet a celebrated poet while reflecting on the great love who disappointed her. The Irish workers of "The Shovel Kings" have pipe dreams of becoming millionaires in London, but long for their quickly changing homeland-exiles in both places. "Green Georgette" is a searing anatomy of class, through the eyes of a little girl; "Old Wounds" illuminates the importance of family and memory in old age. In language that is always bold and vital, Edna O'Brien pays tribute to the universal forces that rule our lives.

Media Buzz

Diane Rehm Show - NPR - May 23, 2011