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Desolate Heaven
Ailis Ni Riain
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Description for Desolate Heaven
Paperback. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 144 x 6. Weight in Grams: 88.
"She's goin' back there. I can tell. She's breakin' her promise. She's breakin' my heart. She said she never would." Sive and Orlaith are twelve and thirteen. Yet despite their age, they are each responsible for the care of their respective parents. When the girls meet on a social day for carers, they forge a relationship that takes them on an epic journey through the twisting backroads of small towns, friendship and love. Desolate Heaven is a story of two young girls burdened with unnatural responsibilities. It is a story of falling in love for the first time ... Read more
"She's goin' back there. I can tell. She's breakin' her promise. She's breakin' my heart. She said she never would." Sive and Orlaith are twelve and thirteen. Yet despite their age, they are each responsible for the care of their respective parents. When the girls meet on a social day for carers, they forge a relationship that takes them on an epic journey through the twisting backroads of small towns, friendship and love. Desolate Heaven is a story of two young girls burdened with unnatural responsibilities. It is a story of falling in love for the first time ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Modern Plays
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472509574
SKU
V9781472509574
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About Ailis Ni Riain
Ailís Ní Ríain was born in Cork, Ireland and currently residing in Northern England. A classical composer and writer, she produces work in a wide range of forms including opera, site-responsive, theatre, digital art, public realm, concert music and music-theatre, aiming to challenge, provoke and engage. She won the Tom Erhardt Peggy Ramsay Award with Desolate Heaven.
Reviews for Desolate Heaven
A dark Irish fairytale . . . There are moments to make your heart sing . . . When the author concentrates on the young women, the writing is fresh and true, and it nibbles and gnaws at the heart.
Lyn Gardner
Guardian
An intriguing mix of fantasy and reality ... [a] fairytale adventure ... Read more
Lyn Gardner
Guardian
An intriguing mix of fantasy and reality ... [a] fairytale adventure ... Read more