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Ghost Light

by Joseph O'Connor
$9.90
Ghost Light
Ghost Light

Troubled romance bridges decades of Dublin's history.

If you're captivated by the intertwining of personal dramas with historical backdrops, "Ghost Light" could be a memorable read for you. Joseph O’Connor deftly navigates the waters of love, ambition, and the harsh criticisms of early 20th-century society, all while painting a vivid portrait of Dublin. Molly's journey from the heights of youth to the solitude of old age is both poignant and powerful, bound to stay with you long after the last page.

  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Fiction (2011)
  • Walter Scott Prize Nominee (2011)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Ghost Light

by Joseph O'Connor
$9.90
ISBN: 9780099481546
Authors: Joseph O'Connor
Publisher: Vintage Books
Date of Publication: 2011-05-02
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance
Related Topics: Historical Romance
Goodreads rating: 3.49
(rated by 1805 readers)

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A powerful and deeply moving masterpiece about love, partings and reconciliation -- and of the courage involved in living on nobody else's terms. Dublin, 1907. A young actress begins an affair with a damaged older man, the leading playwright at the theatre where she works. Outspoken and flirtatious, Molly Allgood is a Catholic girl from the slums of Dublin, dreaming of stardom in America. Her lover, John Synge, is a troubled genius, whose life is hampered by convention and by the austere and God-fearing mother with whom he lives. Their affair, sternly opposed by friends and family, is quarrelsome, affectionate and tender. Many years later, Molly, now a poverty-stricken old woman, makes her way through London's bomb-scarred city streets, alone but for a snowdrift of memories. Her once dazzling has faded but her unquenchable passion for life has kept her afloat.
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Troubled romance bridges decades of Dublin's history.

If you're captivated by the intertwining of personal dramas with historical backdrops, "Ghost Light" could be a memorable read for you. Joseph O’Connor deftly navigates the waters of love, ambition, and the harsh criticisms of early 20th-century society, all while painting a vivid portrait of Dublin. Molly's journey from the heights of youth to the solitude of old age is both poignant and powerful, bound to stay with you long after the last page.

  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Fiction (2011)
  • Walter Scott Prize Nominee (2011)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.