The Country Girls: Three Novels and an Epilogue: (The Country Girl; The Lonely Girl; Girls in Their Married Bliss; Epilogue) (FSG Classics)

Synopsis

The Country Girls Are Caithleen Kate Brady And Bridget Baba Brennan, And Their Story Begins In The Repressive Atmosphere Of A Small Village In The West Of Ireland In The Years Following World War Ii. Kate Is A Romantic, Looking For Love; Baba Is A Survivor. Setting Out To Conquer The Bright Lights Of Dublin, They Are Rewarded With Comical Miscommunications, Furtive Liaisons, Bad Faith, Bad Luck, Bad Sex, And Compromise; Marrying For The Wrong Reasons, Betraying For The Wrong Reasons, Fighting In Their Separate Ways Against The Overwhelming Wave Of Expectations Forced Upon Girls Of Every Era.--back Cover. The Country Girls -- The Lonely Girl -- Girls In Their Married Bliss -- Epilogue. Edna O'brien ; With An Introduction By Eimear Mcbride. This Omnibus Edition, With A New Epilogue By The Author, Was Originally Published In 1986 By Farrar, Straus And Giroux As The Country Girls Trilogy And Epilogue.--title Page Verso.