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Description for Ghost Light
Paperback. Dublin, 1907. A young actress begins an affair with a damaged older man, the leading playwright at the theatre where she works. Many years later, Molly, now a poverty-stricken old woman, makes her way through London's bomb-scarred city streets, alone but for a snowdrift of memories. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Dublin, 1907. A young actress begins an affair with a damaged older man, the leading playwright at the theatre where she works. Outspoken and flirtatious, Molly Allgood is a Catholic girl from the slums of Dublin, dreaming of stardom in America. Her lover, John Synge, is a troubled genius, whose life is hampered by convention and by the austere and God-fearing mother with whom he lives. Their affair, sternly opposed by friends and family, is quarrelsome, affectionate and tender. Many years later, Molly, now a poverty-stricken old woman, makes her way through London's bomb-scarred city streets, alone but for ... Read more
Dublin, 1907. A young actress begins an affair with a damaged older man, the leading playwright at the theatre where she works. Outspoken and flirtatious, Molly Allgood is a Catholic girl from the slums of Dublin, dreaming of stardom in America. Her lover, John Synge, is a troubled genius, whose life is hampered by convention and by the austere and God-fearing mother with whom he lives. Their affair, sternly opposed by friends and family, is quarrelsome, affectionate and tender. Many years later, Molly, now a poverty-stricken old woman, makes her way through London's bomb-scarred city streets, alone but for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099481546
SKU
KTG0010666
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Joseph O´connor
Joseph O'Connor was born in Dublin. His novels include Cowboys and Indians (Whitbread Prize shortlist), Star of the Sea (Irish Post Award for Fiction, France's Prix Millepages, Prix Madeleine Zepter for European Novel of the Year), Redemption Falls, and Ghost Light (Dublin One City One Book Novel, 2011). In 2012 he won the Irish PEN Award for Outstanding Achievement in ... Read more
Reviews for Ghost Light
"A subtle wonder... Unmissible"
Daily Mail
"A spellbinding read"
The Times
"A superbly written, magically evocative novel"
Scotsman
"A virtuoso display of literary talent...brimming with sympathy and skill"
Adrian Frazier
Irish Times
"Masterful in its management of re-imagined lives and the time they inhabit"
Hugo Hamilton
Financial Times
... Read more
Daily Mail
"A spellbinding read"
The Times
"A superbly written, magically evocative novel"
Scotsman
"A virtuoso display of literary talent...brimming with sympathy and skill"
Adrian Frazier
Irish Times
"Masterful in its management of re-imagined lives and the time they inhabit"
Hugo Hamilton
Financial Times
... Read more