WINNER OF THE 1970 BOOKER PRIZE
'And so at the Majestic everything returned to the way it had been before. The gleaming tiles became dulled. Sofas as sleek as prize cattle lost their glow.'
1919, the Majestic Hotel in Kinalough, Ireland. Haunted war veteran Major Brendan Archer arrives to marry Angela Spencer, daughter of the house. But his fiancée is strangely altered, and her family's fortunes have suffered a spectacular decline.
The hotel's hundreds of rooms are disintegrating; its few remaining guests thrive on rumours and games of whist; herds of cats have taken over the Imperial Bar; bamboo shoots threaten the foundations; and piglets frolic in the squash court. And outside the order of the British Empire totters, as the violence of 'the troubles' mounts.
'A work of genius' Guardian
| ISBN: | 9781474603423 |
| Publication date: | 5th August 2021 |
| Author: | J G Farrell |
| Publisher: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson an imprint of Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 480 pages |
| Series: | W&N Essentials |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Historical Fiction |
WINNER OF THE 1970 BOOKER PRIZE
'And so at the Majestic everything returned to the way it had been before. The gleaming tiles became dulled. Sofas as sleek as prize cattle lost their glow.'
1919, the Majestic Hotel in Kinalough, Ireland. Haunted war veteran Major Brendan Archer arrives to marry Angela Spencer, daughter of the house. But his fiancée is strangely altered, and her family's fortunes have suffered a spectacular decline.
The hotel's hundreds of rooms are disintegrating; its few remaining guests thrive on rumours and games of whist; herds of cats have taken over the Imperial Bar; bamboo shoots threaten the foundations; and piglets frolic in the squash court. And outside the order of the British Empire totters, as the violence of 'the troubles' mounts.
'A work of genius' Guardian
Troubles features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction
Troubles is available in Paperback, CD-Audio
Troubles was written by J G Farrell and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson an imprint of Orion
Troubles has 480 pages
Yes it is part of W&N Essentials series
£9.89