Dimensions
152 x 233 x 23mm
In 'Wild Decembers' Edna O'Brien completes her brilliant depiction of contemporary Ireland, which began with terrorism in 'House of Splendid Isolation' and continued with 'Down by the River'.
With the advent of the tractor, power and enmity are unleased in that hitherto sequestered place. Joseph Brennan, who had ruled the mountain, sees in Michael Bugler, the returned exile, a threat. For Breege, Joseph's younger sister, Bugler is an irresistible stranger to whose charms she must not succumb for fear of betraying her brother.
A love-hate story on many levels, 'Wild Decembers' explores the depth and darkness at the root of all ownership. With a rich and comic cast of characters, this primal story is set in the same locale as in Edna O'Brien's earlier novels. It is a complex and daring work, fixed in a time and a place, yet imbued with the permanence of myth.
