Author: Lynch, Liam
Brand: Brand: Irish Amer Book Co
Features:
- Used Book in Good Condition
Number Of Pages: 192
Release Date: 01-06-1982
Details: A magnificent first novel, Shell, Sea Shell is a passionate hymn to the individual s and in particular woman s power of survival. Its heroines, Anna and Gertrude, are superbly drawn characters, among the most complex and creditable in contemporary literature .A novel of sexual wound. Someone mentioned the sea ... And Anna s life and odyssey begin. A life fragile and unique, but strong and intricate as the shell she brings as a gift to Gertrude. Shaped by love, the pattern of Anna s life acquires in its flights from Holland to England to an Irish island, despite violence and suffering, a real and gentle beauty. Shell, Sea Shell is a profoundly tragic, forgiving, extraordinary novel.
EAN: 9780905473802
Languages: english
Binding: Hardcover
Item Condition: UsedVeryGood