Description for The Village
paperback. Tells the story of the hard life in an Irish village, looking at characters such as the local tailor, the blacksmith and the farm-wife. The book combines laughter, pathos and innocence with the gossip of a closely-knit community. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 0. Weight in Grams: 204. Good clean copy showing some shelf wear, nicks and bumps to cover but remains a good copy
The attraction of THE VILLAGE, more perhaps than its illustrious predecessors, lies in the fact that Alice Taylor has captured it so well. Leave aside for a moment the extraordinary commercial success, which any author worth his or her salt would envy, and you still have a memorable book of memoirs, another little gem from an accomplished weaver of tales.' - Cork Examiner
The attraction of THE VILLAGE, more perhaps than its illustrious predecessors, lies in the fact that Alice Taylor has captured it so well. Leave aside for a moment the extraordinary commercial success, which any author worth his or her salt would envy, and you still have a memorable book of memoirs, another little gem from an accomplished weaver of tales.' - Cork Examiner
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Brandon
Condition
Used, Good
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9780863221422
SKU
KSS0016347
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Alice Taylor
Alice Taylor lives in the village of Innishannon in County Cork, in a house attached to the local supermarket and post office. Since her eldest son has taken over responsibility for the shop, she has been able to devote more time to her writing. Alice Taylor worked as a telephonist in Killarney and Bandon. When she married, she moved to ... Read more
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