Last novel read for #ReadingIrelandMonth25 & #EdnaObrien25 and it's a masterpiece. 💙📚

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House of Splendid Isolation by Edna O’Brien Back to the final days of Reading Ireland Month 2025, this week I slowly read Edna O’Brien’s political novel House of Splendid Isolation, the first of the Modern Ireland Trilogy, books …

For #ReadingIrelandMonth25 & A yr of reading #ednaobrien25 an author known to dig into social & religious issues deep in the fabric of Irish society

House of Splendid Isolation

Humans wronged who know not how to heal on a path from brief respite to destruction.

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“Waiting for something to happen in the deathly, unhappy silence.” (Edna O’Brien, The Country Girls) This is the first of what I hope will be a few posts for Cathy’s annual Reading Ireland Month aka The Begorrathon. I really enjoyed August is a Wicked Month by Edna O’Brien when I read it a few yea…

On the blog today, a post for #readingirelandmonth25 & #ednaobrien25 “Waiting for something to happen in the deathly, unhappy silence.” (Edna O’Brien, The Country Girls) madamebibilophilerecommends.co.uk/2025/03/04/w...

Following on from a Year With Brian Moore (2022), William Trevor (2023) & John Banville (2024), I'm once again teaming up with Kim at Reading Matters to read a Year With Edna O'Brien during 2025!

Details on the blog today #EdnaOBrien25