Devoted Ladies

Zusatztext The very best of AngloIrish writing Informationen zum Autor Molly Keane (1904-1996) was born in Co Kildare, Ireland. The author of numerous enchanting novels, she also wrote under the pseudonym M.J. Farrell. Klappentext 'Keane has a sharp eye, but a compassionate one' GUARDIAN 'I admired many authors. But Molly, I loved' DIANA ATHILL 'Miss Farrell's genius lies in her remorselessness . . . deliciously funny' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Jessica and Jane have been living together for six months and are devoted friends - or are they? Jessica loves her friend with the cruelty of total possessiveness; Jane is rich, silly, and drinks rather too many brandy-and-sodas. Watching from the sidelines, their friend Sylvester regrets that Jane should be 'loved and bullied and perhaps even murdered by that frightful Jessica', but decides it's none of his business. When the Irish gentleman George Playfair meets Jane, however, he thinks otherwise and entices her to Ireland where the battle for her devotion begins. Vorwort A surprising and dark novel of female passion from one of Ireland's best-loved novelists. Zusammenfassung A surprising and dark novel of female passion from one of Ireland's best-loved novelists.

Product details

• Authors: Molly Keane
• Assisted by: Polly Devlin (Introduction)
• Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.06.2006
• EAN: 9781844083237
• ISBN: 978-1-84408-323-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Virago Modern Classics; VMC; VMC; Virago Modern Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Romance, FICTION / Romance / General, FICTION / Women, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Friendship, FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Classic fiction, Fiction: general and literary