Comprising four long stories - 'The Becker Wives', 'The Joy Ride', 'A Happy Death' and 'Magenta' - this collection is one of Lavin's most celebrated. Together, these stories capture the frustrations and grace of characters struggling to free themselves in places that are often hostile to their desires: a new bride coming home to her husband's prim family, two butlers taking a rare opportunity to go out drinking, a woman pleading with her dying husband to repent, and a young housekeeper whose fortunes seem to have suddenly changed.
For the first time in decades, and with a foreword by Christine Dwyer Hickey, the Modern Irish Classics series brings this vital collection to a new generation of readers.
| ISBN: | 9781848406940 |
| Publication date: | 16th August 2018 |
| Author: | Mary Lavin |
| Publisher: | New Island Books an imprint of New Island Books DAC |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 280 pages |
| Series: | Modern Irish Classic |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Shorter Reads |
Comprising four long stories - 'The Becker Wives', 'The Joy Ride', 'A Happy Death' and 'Magenta' - this collection is one of Lavin's most celebrated. Together, these stories capture the frustrations and grace of characters struggling to free themselves in places that are often hostile to their desires: a new bride coming home to her husband's prim family, two butlers taking a rare opportunity to go out drinking, a woman pleading with her dying husband to repent, and a young housekeeper whose fortunes seem to have suddenly changed.
The Becker Wives features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Shorter Reads
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The Becker Wives was written by Mary Lavin and published by New Island Books an imprint of New Island Books DAC
The Becker Wives has 280 pages
Yes it is part of Modern Irish Classic series
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