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Item Details
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THE DEPOSITION OF FATHER MCGREEVY
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| By: |
Brian O'Doherty |
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Paperback |
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£11.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1900850486 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781900850483 |
| Publisher: |
ARCADIA BOOKS |
| Pub. date: |
19 April, 2000 |
| Pages: |
314 |
| Description: |
In 1950's, editor William Maginn is intrigued by the demise of a village in County Kerry, where he was born. Maginn returns to Kerry and uncovers a tale: both the account of destruction of a place and the way of life which once preserved Ireland's ancient traditions and the tragedy of a village where all the women mysteriously die. |
| Synopsis: |
In a London pub in the 1950's, editor William Maginn is intrigued by a mention a the strange - and reputedly shameful - demise of a remote mountain village in County Kerry, where he was born. Maginn returns to Kerry and uncovers an astonishing tale: both the account of the destruction of a place and the way of life which once preserved Ireland's ancient traditions and the tragedy of an increasingly isolated village where all the women mysteriously die - leaving the priest, Father McGreevy, to cope with insoluble problems. As war rages through Europe, McGreevy struggles to preserve what remains of his parish, against the rough mountain elements and the grief and superstitions of its people, and the growing distrust of the town below. |
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UK |
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Arcadia Books |
| Prizes: |
Short-listed for Booker Prize for Fiction 2000 |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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Book Level : 5.4
Interest Level : Upper Yrs
Points : 14
Quiz number : 205076
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