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Lose yourself in the legendary Edna O''Brien''s simmering romantic tale of a woman rediscovering herself on the French Riviera ...

''The taboo-breaking, the fabulous prose there''s no one like Edna O''Brien.'' Anne Enright
''Novels of heart-breaking empathy, rigorous honesty and peerless beauty.'' Eimear McBride
''Surprising and beautiful and courageous .. A beacon.'' Megan Nolan
''''Glittering energy.'' Colm Tóibín
''Brilliant and brave.'' Ann Patchett

Separated from her husband and young son, Ellen leaves behind the loneliness of London for a new life of excitement and sexual freedom:a ''jaunt into iniquity'' on the gorgeous French Riviera. However, she soon discovers that independence blurs into loneliness, especially when she receives some heart-breaking news ...

Banned in several countries on first publication, August is a Wicked Month is a shimmering, sensual tale of a woman rediscovering

August is a Wicked Month

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      Publisher: Faber & Faber
      Publication Date: 07/07/2016
      ISBN13: 9780571330553, 978-0571330553
      ISBN10: 057133055X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Lose yourself in the legendary Edna O''Brien''s simmering romantic tale of a woman rediscovering herself on the French Riviera ...

      ''The taboo-breaking, the fabulous prose there''s no one like Edna O''Brien.'' Anne Enright
      ''Novels of heart-breaking empathy, rigorous honesty and peerless beauty.''       Eimear McBride
      ''Surprising and beautiful and courageous .. A beacon.'' Megan Nolan
      ''''Glittering energy.'' Colm Tóibín
      ''Brilliant and brave.'' Ann Patchett

      Separated from her husband and young son, Ellen leaves behind the loneliness of London for a new life of excitement and sexual freedom:a ''jaunt into iniquity'' on the gorgeous French Riviera. However, she soon discovers that independence blurs into loneliness, especially when she receives some heart-breaking news ...

      Banned in several countries on first publication, August is a Wicked Month is a shimmering, sensual tale of a woman rediscovering

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