The South: A modern classic of Irish literature about a woman's search for love and freedom (Picador Collection, Band 107)

Name: The South: A modern classic of Irish literature about a woman's search for love and freedom (Picador Collection, Band 107)
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By Colm Tóibín

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A modern classic work of Irish literature, this award-winning novel is an exploration of love, art and identity. This was the night train to Barcelona, some hours before the dawn. This was 1950, late September. I had left my husband. I had left my home. Katherine Proctor has dared to leave her family in Ireland and reach out for a new life. Determined to become an artist, she flees to Spain, where she meets Miguel, a passionate man who has fought for his own freedoms. They retreat to the quiet intensity of the mountains and begin to build a life together. But as Miguel's past catches up with him, Katherine too is forced to re-examine her relationships: with her lover, her painting and the homeland she only thought she knew. . . The South was Colm Tóibín's debut novel, winning the Irish Times First Fiction Award in 1991. 'An imaginative, deeply felt and evocative tale' - The Sunday Times 'Colm Tóibín writes prose of a heartbreaking beauty'- Hilary Mantel Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature. Read Long Island, the Sunday Times bestselling sequel to Colm Tóibín's beloved Brooklyn.

Product details

Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Languages:: Published: English , Original: English
Number of Pages:: 272
Age Recommendation:: 18 and up
Publisher:: Picador
Publication Date:: 2024-04-04
Weight:: 185 g
Dimensions:: 20/13/2 cm
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]

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