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The Light of Evening

Edna O'Brien
3.8
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Duration
9h 5m
Year
2007
Language
English
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing

About

From her hospital bed in Dublin, the elderly Dilly awaits the visit of her daughter, Eleanora, from London. The epochs of her life pass before her; she also retraces Eleanora's precipitate marriage to a foreigner, which alienated mother and daughter, and Dilly's heart rending letters sent over the years in a determination to reclaim her daughter. But Eleanora's visit does not prove to be the glad reunion Dilly prayed for. And in her hasty departure, Eleanora leaves behind a secret journal of their stormy relationship-a revelation that brings the novel to a shocking close.

Related Subjects

  • Literary
  • Adult Fiction
  • Women

Reviews

"A book supple with mature power and feeling, where a delicate everyday, even humorous love between mother and daughter is revealed as the grandest of passions."
Nuala O'Faolain

Artists

Edna O'BrienAuthor
Dearbhla MolloyReader

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