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AN AWARD-WINNING AND REMARKABLE IRISH NOVELIST
'Rush out for the works of Kate O'Brien. You are in for a treat' VAL HENNESSY
'The first time I realised how powerful the small ordinary family life story can be' MAEVE BINCHY
'A peculiarly beautiful and arresting piece of fiction' J. B. PRIESTLY
When Anthony Considine creeps into Mellick town with a stolen horse in 1789, it sets the destiny of his family for decades to come. By the 1850s, through thrift and hard work, his son Honest John has made the Considines a leading Mellick family. With his father's money, John's son Anthony builds a grand country house for his wife and children - but especially for his youngest son Denis, who he adores, little knowing that one day Denis will threaten the toil of generations with his love for a peasant girl . . .
AN AWARD-WINNING AND REMARKABLE IRISH NOVELIST
'A fuller appreciation of modern literature and a greater understanding of twentieth century Ireland' IRISH TIMES
'Writes with almost poetic intensity of the ecstasy and anguish of love' VAL HENNESSY
'Stunning, unforgettable stories of sexuality and families, of self-discovery' MICHELE ROBERTS
Spain in the years before the Armada, and high passion meets high politics. Ana, Princess of Eboli is a remarkable woman. Married at thirteen and losing an eye in a duel a year later, Ana is also heiress of Spain's leading family, widow of Philip II's wisest counsellor and rumoured to be the King's mistress. Unexpectedly - and unwisely - she falls in love with Don Antonio Perez, dandy, adulterer, skilled politician. With her unusual looks, her aristocratic arrogance and the simplicities of her faith, Ana cannot understand why her private life should become entangled with the affairs of state and, finally, incur the terrible vindictiveness of the King himself . . .
Kate O'Brien's understanding and love of Spain enhance the beauty of this passionate and intelligent novel.