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Deirdre Purcell - Pearl - 9780755332311 - KI20003404
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Pearl

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Description for Pearl Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 24 x 153 x 237. Weight in Grams: 422. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear

In 1920s' rural Ireland, Pearl Somers lives happily with her parents, her sisters Opal and Ruby, and her little brother Willie, in the gate lodge of Kilnashone Castle, where her father is chauffeur to Lord and Lady Areton. But one dreadful night, a series of dramatic events unfold and the lives of all - elite and ordinary - are changed forever.

Over 40 years later, Pearl has become a successful writer. Yet there is one story she has never told, until her young cousin Catherine confesses a secret of her own that opens a door to Pearl's past ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Castleknock, Ireland
ISBN
9780755332311
SKU
KI20003404
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2

About Deirdre Purcell
Deirdre Purcell was born and brought up in Dublin. She had an eclectic set of careers, including acting at the Abbey Theatre, before she became a journalist and writer, winning awards for her work on the Sunday Tribune. She has published eleven critically acclaimed novels, most recently Children of Eve, Last Summer in Arcadia and Tell Me Your Secret, all ... Read more

Reviews for Pearl
A sweeping love story... Fans of Purcell are bound to welcome Pearl into their lives like an old friend, and will enjoy catching up
Irish Independent
"Deirdre Purcell's novel is not just a gripping love story but an angry take on social divisions. (...) A warm, poignant and, at times, exasperating tragic tale that is in essence a ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Pearl


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