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On Canaan's side

Paperback • 2011 • English • 1. edition

On Canaan's side

By Sebastian Barry

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About the book

'As they used to say in Ireland, the devil only comes into good things'. Narrated by Lilly Bere, "On Canaan's Side" opens as she mourns the loss of her grandson, Bill. The story then goes back to the moment she was forced to flee Dublin, at the end of the First World War, and follows her life through into the new world of America, a world filled with both hope and danger. At once epic and intimate, Lilly's narrative unfurls as she tries to make sense of the sorrows and troubles of her life and o...Show more

Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary

Book details

ISBN

9780571273638

Publisher

Vigmostad & Bjørke AS (VB Import)

Published year

2011

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

On Canaan's side

Format

Paperback

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