Books by Joseph O'Connor
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review 1: This is an incredibly sad story yet gripping. I read at at a time when I was quite broke so the poverty suffered in it appealed to me. In Joseph O'Connors historical narrative style it interweaves history into the plot effortlessly. It was the first Joseph O Connor book I'd read ...
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review 1: Fascinating, I picked this book up because of the Irish author (Sinead O'Connor's brother) and my interest in Irish culture. The characters Allgood, Synge & Yeats are based on actual people involved with Irish theater in the early 1900's. This book is written using 'flashbacks'...
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review 1: An intense, slow read, written in the second person with the odd editorial-fail lapse into third. Beautiful phrasing and language.Molly Allgood (Maire O'Neill - stage name) is brought to life more than her lover, John Millington Synge as the story revolves around her passion for ...