Our lady of Sligo / by Sebastian Barry ; with an introduction by Roy Foster
London : Methuen, 1998. 11st edition. Very good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges slightly nicked and dust-dulled as with age. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #322211
ISBN: 041372140X
Physical description: 64 pages: illustrations; 20 cm. Summary: Mai O'Hara lies in a Dublin hospital in 1953 attended by a young nursing Sister and visited by the uneasy figures of her husband Jack, daughter Joanie and her dead father. Fuelled by alcohol, passion and despair it is the story of her flamboyant but destructive relationship with Jack, the lost country of her childhood and unfulfilled expectations in the wake of Irish independence and self-rule - Provided by the publisher. This is a story about an old woman lying in her bed remembering her past as the vivid present. This publication is a tie-in with the premier of this new play at the Royal National Theatre, London. Subjects: O'Hara, Mai Drama. Terminally ill Family relationships; Drama. English drama Irish authors 20th century. Irish drama (English) 20th century. Genre: Drama. Illustrated.
Price: €18.00