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Death And Nightingales
Eugene McCabe
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Description for Death And Nightingales
Paperback. It is 1883, and all Ireland's in turmoil with agrarian, political and sectarian revolt. From the opening of this pastoral of love and betrayal, events roll towards an inevitable, tragic end. Below the surface, complex tensions between religions, between men and women, good and evil are explored. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174 231pp
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‘Poetic and compelling, with a heart-stopping plot twist, Death and Nightingales seems to me a perfect novel’ Hilary Mantel
'A miracle of a novel which combines prose of bleak, unadorned beauty with a plot that keeps you up all night wondering how it will end... a masterpiece' Colm Tóibín
It is 1883 and against the fearsome, unforgiving beauty of the Fermanagh landscape, the fate of Beth Winters unfolds.
Beth is determined to decide her own destiny but charmed by the roguish Liam Ward she seems doomed to repeat the tragic mistakes of her family’s past. Through the events of her twenty-fifth birthday, decades of pain and betrayal build to a devastating, deadly climax.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780749398682
SKU
9780749398682
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About Eugene McCabe
Eugene McCabe was born in Glasgow in 1930. His novel Death and Nightingales was published in 1992 to high praise. He has published five collections of short stories, one non-fiction book and a novella. He is also a successful playwright. Eugene McCabe lives in County Monaghan.
Reviews for Death And Nightingales
A deeply moving, powerful, and unforgettable book
Michael Ondaatje A truly astonishing novel – it goes straight to the heart
Hilary Mantel
A miracle of a novel which combines prose of bleak, unadorned beauty with a plot that keeps you up all night wondering how it will end... Clearly one of the masterpieces of the century
Colm Toibin A novel of breadth, power and passion… From its poisonous and dramatic opening to its engrossing ending this novel will hold you in thrall throughout
Bernard MacLaverty I believe Death and Nightingales is the finest novel by the greatest living Irish prose writer
Alan Warner Crisp, taut and unsentimental...this tragic tale of gold, prejudice, terrorism, emigration, love and oppression remains an impressive and moving achievement
Observer
Death and Nightingales should put Eugene McCabe in the first rank of contemporary Irish novelists
John Banville
Michael Ondaatje A truly astonishing novel – it goes straight to the heart
Hilary Mantel
A miracle of a novel which combines prose of bleak, unadorned beauty with a plot that keeps you up all night wondering how it will end... Clearly one of the masterpieces of the century
Colm Toibin A novel of breadth, power and passion… From its poisonous and dramatic opening to its engrossing ending this novel will hold you in thrall throughout
Bernard MacLaverty I believe Death and Nightingales is the finest novel by the greatest living Irish prose writer
Alan Warner Crisp, taut and unsentimental...this tragic tale of gold, prejudice, terrorism, emigration, love and oppression remains an impressive and moving achievement
Observer
Death and Nightingales should put Eugene McCabe in the first rank of contemporary Irish novelists
John Banville