Talk of Angels (aka Mary Lavelle)

Talk of Angels (aka Mary Lavelle)

by KateO'Brien (Author)

Synopsis

Mary Lavelle, a young Irish woman, journeys to Spain, which is fast approaching civil war, to work as a governess. There Mary soon finds her convent education and beliefs challenged by the fiery politics and passionate opinions of the family's son Juanito. Finding themselves at the heart of a family and a nation divided, Mary and Juanito seize the opportunity to consummate their love in a night of passion and betrayal that foretells the coming of a new era.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
Published: 07 May 1998

ISBN 10: 1860493416
ISBN 13: 9781860493416

Media Reviews
A superior type of romantic novel...quasi-intelligent and discursive, colourful and unorthodox * TLS *
She writes with almost poetic intensity of the ecstasy and anguish of love * Val Hennessy *
Author Bio
Travel writer, playwright and author of ten novels, Kate O'Brien (1897-1974) is regarded as one this century's greatest novelists whose work broke new ground in Irish literature.