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A State of Mind
Kevin Casey
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Description for A State of Mind
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In mid-1970s rural Wicklow, John Hughes, a once-feted journalist/author with writer's block, reflects on recent events. When English author William Cromer and his German lover Ingrid move to the Old Rectory nearby, their lives are transformed and an alcohol-fuelled affair begins. Hughes puts at risk everything he has ever loved - his wife Laura, teenage daughter Rachael and the bucolic ease of their quiet corner of Ireland. Nationalist resentment of this tax-free haven enjoyed by foreigners is sparked by events in Northern Ireland, and John finds himself in the middle of extortion, blackmail, marital betrayal and a suicide. As old ... Read more
In mid-1970s rural Wicklow, John Hughes, a once-feted journalist/author with writer's block, reflects on recent events. When English author William Cromer and his German lover Ingrid move to the Old Rectory nearby, their lives are transformed and an alcohol-fuelled affair begins. Hughes puts at risk everything he has ever loved - his wife Laura, teenage daughter Rachael and the bucolic ease of their quiet corner of Ireland. Nationalist resentment of this tax-free haven enjoyed by foreigners is sparked by events in Northern Ireland, and John finds himself in the middle of extortion, blackmail, marital betrayal and a suicide. As old ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781843511533
SKU
V9781843511533
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About Kevin Casey
Kevin Casey was born in Kells, Co. Meath in 1940 and went to Blackrock College, Dublin. Once the Abbey's youngest playwright, and married to poet Eavan Boland, he is author of critically acclaimed worksThe Sinner's Bell (1968), A Sense of Survival (1974) and Dreams of Revenge (1977). This is his exciting comeback novel.
Reviews for A State of Mind
Powerful novel of emotional betrayal from Irish author Casey. . . An insightful character study of the consequences of infidelity than a thriller.
Starred Review Publishers Weekly
Starred Review Publishers Weekly