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Faber Stories

Edna O'Brien

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English
Faber & Faber
04 March 2019
Series: Faber Stories
An unnamed protagonist is on holiday with her new, much-married lover, in the company of the monstrously rich.

'How long would she last? It would be uppermost in all their minds.'

Each day, while the others are out at sea, she is taught to swim. Eventually, she will be expected to perform. The pressure mounts; it is only a matter of time before she snaps.

Edna O'Brien crafts a quietly horrifying scene of eroticism and insecurity, and makes one woman's near-fatal discomfort stand for society's larger trap.

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Imprint:   Faber & Faber
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   Main
Dimensions:   Height: 160mm,  Width: 111mm,  Spine: 5mm
Weight:   57g
ISBN:   9780571351763
ISBN 10:   057135176X
Series:   Faber Stories
Pages:   80
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Since her debut novel, The Country Girls, Edna O'Brien has written more than twenty works of fiction. She is the recipient of many awards, including the Irish PEN Lifetime Achievement Award, the American National Arts Gold Medal and the Frank O'Connor Prize. Born and raised in the west of Ireland, she has lived in London for many years.

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