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19%OFFNorah Hoult - Farewell Happy Fields (Modern Irish Classics) - 9781848407374 - 9781848407374
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Farewell Happy Fields (Modern Irish Classics)

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Description for Farewell Happy Fields (Modern Irish Classics) Paperback.
Adam Palmer, determined to defy God in revenge for his detention in an asylum, embarks on a personal quest to destroy his soul, inflicting small sustained acts of cruelty and violence on those around him. His long-suffering wife, Kathleen, struggles to maintain her self-respect in the face of her husband’s gaslighting. Among the most elusive of Norah Hoult’s works, Farewell Happy Fields was published in 1948 and, like many of her books, was promptly banned in Ireland. A dark comedy full of acerbic wit, it brings searing insight into a lost post-war generation of lower-middle-class women and men as they ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
New Island Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
, Ireland
ISBN
9781848407374
SKU
9781848407374
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-12

About Norah Hoult
Born in Dublin in 1898, Norah Hoult was one of Ireland’s most prolific and popular authors of the 20th century, and also one of the most censored in Ireland. Hoult published journalism, novels and short stories. Her first collection, Poor Women! was published in 1928, and Hoult wrote two further collections, Nine Years is a Long Time and Cocktail Bar. ... Read more

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