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The Hill Road: Fiction
by O'Keeffe, Patrick
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0670033987
- ISBN 13
- 9780670033980
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Viking, 2005. 1st US . Hardcover. As New/As New. (1st U.S. edition, 1st printing) Sturdy book, cream spine, rose boards, gilt lettering and borders very bright on spine, 225 pages. DJ glossy with stunning photo of road, rock wall, sheep and cottage on front, spine and back, praise on back from Nicholas Delbanco, Nancy Reisman. DJ and book, both As New.
Synopsis
Winner of the 2005 Story Prize Reminiscent of Alice Munro and William Trevor, Patrick O'Keeffe's lyrical eloquence expressively unveils the cloistered world of a rural southwestern Irish town and its inhabitants. Brimming with thoughtful, gorgeous prose and linked by setting and circumstances that span generations, the four novellas in The Hill Road revolve around the parish of Kilroan and its inhabitants, and how, over time, the people and the community itself are transfigured by life-changing events. Marked by love, devotion, secrets, unfulfilled dreams, family intimacies, and missed opportunities, these characters embody the rugged unfolding of the landscape-a volatile place of natural beauty where stories alter lives. BACKCOVER: "A remarkable achievement . . . There is a wonderful Irish music running through O'Keeffe's prose, yet his tales of ordinary rural life in twentieth-century Ireland are unsparing and never sentimental." - The Baltimore Sun "Handsome, subtle narratives by an exquisitely talented Irishborn writer." - Elle "Lush and evocative . . . a dreamlike collection." - The New York Times Book Review
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Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55158
- Title
- The Hill Road: Fiction
- Author
- O'Keeffe, Patrick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st US
- ISBN 10
- 0670033987
- ISBN 13
- 9780670033980
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- Ireland Irish Literature Short Stories
- Bookseller catalogs
- Short Story; Ireland;
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
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About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
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