Description for Seeds of Doubt
Hardcover. Signed by the author. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Lightly toned pages, text is clear and crisp and remains a fine copy
This is an ambitious and unforgettable story with all the warmth and emotional intensity of James Ryan's first novel, Home From England. Set in the rural Ireland that James Ryan portrays so evocatively, it is the story of five women, looking back to their girlhoods in the faraway world of the 30s, and coming slowly to terms in their own ways with the single traumatic event that forever changed their lives. As war threatened in Europe, life in rural Templeard went on as usual. In this golden childhood, the futures of a wealthy farmer's five daughters seemed ... Read more
This is an ambitious and unforgettable story with all the warmth and emotional intensity of James Ryan's first novel, Home From England. Set in the rural Ireland that James Ryan portrays so evocatively, it is the story of five women, looking back to their girlhoods in the faraway world of the 30s, and coming slowly to terms in their own ways with the single traumatic event that forever changed their lives. As war threatened in Europe, life in rural Templeard went on as usual. In this golden childhood, the futures of a wealthy farmer's five daughters seemed ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
W&N
Condition
Used, Very Good
Signed by the author
Yes
1st Edition
Yes
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861591067
SKU
KSG0027369
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About James Ryan
James Ryan grew up in County Laois, Ireland, and graduated from Trinity College, Dublin in 1975. He teaches English and History at a comprehensive school in Dublin. He lives in Dublin with his wife, a journalist, and their two children.
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