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Mary Lavelle
Kate O´brien
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Description for Mary Lavelle
Paperback. *A poignant and beautiful depiction of a young girl's awakening in a foreign country *A controversial novel by one of Ireland's greatest writers Series: Virago Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
Mary Lavelle, a beautiful young Irish woman, travels to Spain to see some of the world before marrying her steadfast fiance John. But despite the enchanting surroundings and her three charming charges, life as governess to the wealthy Areavaga family is lonely and she is homesick. Then comes the arrival of the family's handsome, passionate - and married - son Juanito and Mary's loyalties and beliefs are challenged. Falling in love with Juanito and with Spain, Mary finds herself at the heart of a family and a nation divided.
Mary Lavelle, a beautiful young Irish woman, travels to Spain to see some of the world before marrying her steadfast fiance John. But despite the enchanting surroundings and her three charming charges, life as governess to the wealthy Areavaga family is lonely and she is homesick. Then comes the arrival of the family's handsome, passionate - and married - son Juanito and Mary's loyalties and beliefs are challenged. Falling in love with Juanito and with Spain, Mary finds herself at the heart of a family and a nation divided.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
Series
Virago Modern Classics
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844083152
SKU
9781844083152
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About Kate O´brien
Kate O'Brien (1897-1974) lived in London and also in Spain, where she developed a passionate and enduring love of Spanish literature and culture. One of the twentieth century's greatest novelists, her fiction broke new ground in Irish writing by focusing on the prosperous Catholic bourgeoisie and by giving central importance to women's struggle for selfhood in a rigidly sex-stereotyped society. ... Read more
Reviews for Mary Lavelle
A superior type of romantic novel . . . quasi-intelligent and discursive, colourful and unorthodox
Times Literary Supplement
She writes with almost poetic intensity of the ecstasy and anguish of love
Val Hennessy Its captivating account of a young Irish woman's year as a governess in Spain in 1922 bowled me over with its weave of flawless ... Read more
Times Literary Supplement
She writes with almost poetic intensity of the ecstasy and anguish of love
Val Hennessy Its captivating account of a young Irish woman's year as a governess in Spain in 1922 bowled me over with its weave of flawless ... Read more