The Same Age as the State: The Autobiography of Maire Cruise O'Brien
Máire Cruise O´brien
Máire Cruise O'Brien explores the republican and revolutionary connections of her family as she was growing up, the fallout of the Civil War, and life in the Irish-speaking districts of Ireland almost a century ago.
Máire spent two years studying in post-war Paris where she met Beckett and Sylvia Beech, among others. She became the first ever Irish woman diplomat, a role which took her to Spain in the time of Franco, the General Assembly of the U.N. & the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
After her marriage to Conor Cruise O'Brien, she accompanied him to various countries ... Read more
This is the autobiography of a unique woman, spanning most of the 20th century. It is filled with famous people including revolutionaries, writers, statesmen and many more· A compelling insight into a time of great upheaval in Ireland, Europe and Africa.
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The Irish Times
The Irish Times
'You can occasionally hear mirthless laughter coming from behind the wonderful book I was given at Christmas that I'm reading these days. It is unique
an intellectual and emotional autobiography by an ... Read more