Fool's Sanctuary
$32.28
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
3 February 1999
Summary
The Great War is over; but the war in Ireland is only just beginning, as the IRA and the Black and Tans move on to the attack. It all seems very remote to Miranda Martin, during that miraculous Indian summer. Her father, hoping to forget his dead wife, thinks of nothing but his trees; Miranda thinks of the future, a future which must surely include Cathal, who brings news from Dublin. Everything seems calm and serene.
But then Andrew, her officer brother, comes home, bringing his ecce…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780747259374 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0747259372 |
| Author: | Jennifer Johnston |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Headline Review |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 3 February 1999 |
| Weight: | 120g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 12mm |
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One of our most impressive novelists
Uncliched, wondrously (and deftly) evocative of time and place, and remarkably moving * Kirkus Reviews *
One of Ireland’s finest writers * Sunday Tribune *
An immaculate artist: understated, unshowy, a careful and economical craftswoman of language and all the loose, unwieldy stuff of emotion * Scotsman *
One of our most impressive novelists * Sunday Express *
About The Author
Jennifer Johnston
Jennifer Johnston, who died in 2025, was one of the foremost Irish writers of her generation. She won the Whitbread Prize (THE OLD JEST), the Evening Standard Best First Novel Award (for THE CAPTAINS AND THE KINGS), the Yorkshire Post Award, Best Book of the Year (twice, for THE CAPTAINS AND THE KINGS and HOW MANY MILES TO BABYLON?). She was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize with SHADOWS ON OUR SKIN.
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