The Springs of Affection: Stories of DublinThese masterly stories trace the patterns of love in three middle-class Dublin families, patterns as intricate and various as Irish lace. "Maeve Brennan's book is full of small miracles," wrote the New York Times Book Review. "The magnificent title story is wide-ranging, savage, poignant, and should bring [Brennan] back to the table of modern fiction, where her place has been empty too long." |
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Recensione dell'utente - m.belljackson - LibraryThingEarly real life short stories are well crafted, yet not compelling reading, enlivened by visits from Uncle Matt. Until Hubert and the holy picture, the redeeming Christmas Eve and some of the other ... Leggi recensione completa
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Recensione dell'utente - thesmellofbooks - LibraryThingI can't say I felt at ease with all of these stories, but they are magnificent in their way. I hope to read the Bagot stories especially over and over to see just how she does it. Tremendous work. Leggi recensione completa
Sommario
Introduction by William Maxwell | 1 |
The Morning after the Big Fire | 15 |
The Day We Got Our Own Back | 37 |
A Young Girl Can Spoil Her Chances | 63 |
A Free Choice | 99 |
The Poor Men and Women | 128 |
The Drowned Man | 193 |
The Twelfth Wedding Anniversary | 215 |
The Carpet with the Big Pink Roses on It | 232 |
The Shadow of Kindness | 240 |
The Springs of Affection | 308 |
Note | 357 |
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Informazioni bibliografiche
| Titolo | The Springs of Affection: Stories of Dublin Mariner book |
| Autore | Maeve Brennan |
| Edizione | ristampa |
| Editore | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1998 |
| ISBN | 0395937590, 9780395937594 |
| Lunghezza | 368 pagine |
| Esporta citazione | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |