Clare Boylan - Home RuleAbacus 1997 Paperback, 315pp. When aristocrat Englishwoman Elinore Dubois married a handsome young Irishman, her mother warned her that he would give her ten children and leave her destitute. In fact there are only nine Devlins, but in a two-roomed Dublin tenement, Elinore vents her disappointment on her seven daughters and in particular, on beautiful Daisy, whose refusal to accept the grim realities of her life infuriates Mama - and masks the tragic secret of her childhood. Set in Dublin at the turn of the century, Home Rule is a vivid and poignant portrait of a family of spirited girls at the disposal of men and mothers and a celebration of the humourless life force that sustains them. (ISBN: 9780349109671). Good. NZD 13.50 [Appr.: EURO 7 US$ 7.83 | £UK 6 | JP¥ 1165] Book number 1086981is offered by:
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