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    Country Girl: A Memoir

    Written by Edna O'Brien

    Narrated by Edna O'Brien

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    About this audiobook

    Edna O'Brien was born in 1930. Her brilliant debut novel, The Country Girls, was banned in her native Ireland upon its publication in 1960. Since then she has gone on to produce some of the finest writing of the 20th century.

    In Country Girl we hear of a life of high drama and contemplation, of encounters with Hollywood giants, pop stars, and literary titans. It is a life gorgeously, sometimes painfully remembered, in prose that sparkles with the effortless gifts of a master.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFaber & Faber
    Release dateSep 17, 2012
    ISBN9780571308477
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    Country Girl: A Memoir
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    Edna O'Brien

    In more than twenty books, Edna O'Brien has charted the emotional and psychic landscape of her native Ireland; often criticized in her own country for her outspoken stance, she has forged a universal audience. Awards and prizes include the Irish PEN Lifetime Achievement Award, Writers' Guild of Great Britain, Premier Cavour (Italian), American National Arts Gold Medal, and Ulysses Medal 2006.

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