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Across the river /
Alice Taylor
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Description for Across the river /
Paperback. Alice Taylor's second novel, a story of land, love and family set in rural Ireland. Sequel to The Woman of the House. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214. Clean copy.
Alice Taylor’s gripping sequel to The Woman of the House.
At Mossgrove, the Phelan family farm, long-time hired hand Jack plays peacemaker as widow Martha Phelan battles her young son, Peter, who wants to modernize the farm. Tensions on the home front are bitter enough, but at the Conway farm across the river, more trouble is brewing. Slovenly Matt Conway feels trapped and abuses his wife, Biddy. Spurred on by a misguided belief that the Phelans got the best of him in a loan to buy land, he keeps vigil at a fence post plotting revenge ...
Product Details
Publisher
Brandon
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
Used, Very Good
Weight
214g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9780863222856
SKU
KEX0233178
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. Her first book, To School Through the Fields, was published in 1988. It was an immediate success and quickly became the biggest selling book ever published in Ireland. Alice has written nearly twenty books since then, ... Read more
Reviews for Across the river /
Taylor's sturdy, workmanlike prose suits her story well, and this pleasant novel will leave readers caught in the Phelan tale and waiting for more.
Booklist Alice Taylor is an outstanding storyteller. Like a true seanchai, she uses detail to signal twists in the plot or trouble ahead. It is tightly plotted fiction, an old-fashioned page-turner.
The Irish Times ... Read more
Booklist Alice Taylor is an outstanding storyteller. Like a true seanchai, she uses detail to signal twists in the plot or trouble ahead. It is tightly plotted fiction, an old-fashioned page-turner.
The Irish Times ... Read more