The Little Red Chairs
Author | : Edna O'Brien |
Publisher | : Faber & Faber |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 2015-10-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780571316304 |
ISBN-13 | : 0571316301 |
Rating | : 4/5 (301 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Little Red Chairs written by Edna O'Brien and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legendary Edna O'Brien's tale of a mysterious stranger spellbinding an Irish village is 'the kind of masterpiece that reminds you why you read books in the first place' ( Observer). ONE OF THE SUNDAY TIMES' TOP 100 NOVELS OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY 'Magnificent' ( Sunday Times) 'Beautiful' ( Financial Times) ' Enthralling' ( Times) 'Extraordinary' ( Independent) ' Astonishing' ( New Yorker) When a man who calls himself a faith healer arrives in a small, west-coast Irish village, the community is soon under the spell of this charismatic stranger from the Balkans. One woman in particular, Fidelma McBride, becomes enthralled in a fatal attraction that leads to unimaginable consequences. 'One of the most interesting and ambitious [books] ever written by an Irish author.' ( Irish Times) 'One of the greatest Irish writers, of this or any era.' (Sunday Independent)