Down by the River

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This is a controversial novel that challenges the moral standing of the Roman Catholic church in Ireland. The story opens, deceptively, in an idyllic rural setting somewhere in Ireland, by the end the political fabric of the nation is divided.

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The road silent, somnolent yet with a speech of its own, speaking back to them, father and child, through trappings of sun and fretted verdure, speaking of the old mutinies and a fresh crime mounting in the blood.

The local community is shocked when a young teenager, Mary, attempts to get an illegal abortion, especially when they discover that she has been raped by her father. O’Brien charts Mary’s emotional and psychological trauma, as her story is dragged first into the public realm and then into the law courts, with her power of choice usurped by militant factions on all sides.

A haunting novel based on a real events.

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Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 cm
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Cover

Paperback
Pages

256
Language

English
Edition

Reprint
Dewey

823.914 (edition:23)
Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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