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Down by the River is a newly reissued novel from Edna O'Brien, the author of Girlone of the most celebrated writers in the English language (NPR's Weekend Edition).

Set in the author's native Ireland, a powerful and passionate novel about a young girl who becomes pregnant by her fathera situation made worse when it becomes fodder for the gossip mill of church, state, and the town square.

Down by the River

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    A Paperback / softback by Edna O'Brien

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      Publisher: Picador USA
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 08/03/2022
      ISBN13: 9780374538835, 978-0374538835
      ISBN10: 0374538832

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Down by the River is a newly reissued novel from Edna O'Brien, the author of Girlone of the most celebrated writers in the English language (NPR's Weekend Edition).

      Set in the author's native Ireland, a powerful and passionate novel about a young girl who becomes pregnant by her fathera situation made worse when it becomes fodder for the gossip mill of church, state, and the town square.

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