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Wild Decembers is a newly reissued edition of the novel by Edna O'Brien, one of the most celebrated writers in the English language (NPR's Weekend Edition).

Wild Decembers charts the quick and critical demise of relations between Joseph Brennan and Mick Bugler-the warring sons of warring sons-in the countryside of Western Ireland. With her inimitable gift for describing the occasions of heartbreak, O'Brien brings Joseph's live for his land to the level of his sister Breege's love for both him and his rival, Bugler. Breege sees the wrong of years and the recent wrongs fuel each other as Bugler comes to claim recently inherited acreage on what her brother calls my mountain. A classic drama ensues, involving the full range of bonds and betrayals and leavened by the human comedy of which Edna O'Brien rarely loses sight.

A dinner dance in the village of Cloontha and the seduction of Mick Bugler by an eager pair of uninhibited sisters rival Joyce in the

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      Publisher: Picador USA
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 20/10/2020
      ISBN13: 9780374538750, 978-0374538750
      ISBN10: 0374538751

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Wild Decembers is a newly reissued edition of the novel by Edna O'Brien, one of the most celebrated writers in the English language (NPR's Weekend Edition).

      Wild Decembers charts the quick and critical demise of relations between Joseph Brennan and Mick Bugler-the warring sons of warring sons-in the countryside of Western Ireland. With her inimitable gift for describing the occasions of heartbreak, O'Brien brings Joseph's live for his land to the level of his sister Breege's love for both him and his rival, Bugler. Breege sees the wrong of years and the recent wrongs fuel each other as Bugler comes to claim recently inherited acreage on what her brother calls my mountain. A classic drama ensues, involving the full range of bonds and betrayals and leavened by the human comedy of which Edna O'Brien rarely loses sight.

      A dinner dance in the village of Cloontha and the seduction of Mick Bugler by an eager pair of uninhibited sisters rival Joyce in the

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