I heard an interview with Ms. O"Brien on NPR on the occasion of her latest novel. I thought, how is it that I've never read the author whose Irish voice and intelligent perceptions grabbed my attention.I decided right off to read her older novels first and found this paperback of three earlier stories: The Country Girls (1960), The Lonely Girl (1962), Girls in Their Married Bliss (1964) plus the Epilogue written in 1986 for a reprint of the the original stories.
This is an epic tale of two friends: Kate, the incurable romantic and Baba, the pragmatist. It's the story of their families, their lovers, their children, and assorted characters of Ireland of the 1950-1960s. This is a celebration and eulogy of Irish women and I loved it.
Plume 1987, 532 p.
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