House of Splendid Isolation

“One of the most celebrated writers in the English language” presents a novel of two people caught up during Ireland's Troubles (NPR’s Weekend Edition). The heartbreaking dilemmas and the noble and bloody history of Ireland come vividly to life in bestselling and multi-award-winning author Edna O'Brien's House of Splendid Isolation —the tale of Josie, a widow living in a solitary house outside an Irish village, whose home becomes the hideout of an IRA terrorist. “Here is a study of the nature of