House of Splendid Isolation

Edna O'Brien

Josie O'Grady is an elderly woman, living alone in her dilapidated big house on the outskirts of a rural Irish village. Then one day her bedroom door swings open to reveal McGreevy, an IRA terrorist on a bloody crusade, who has chosen her isolated house for sanctuary. As days pass, these two outsiders develop a grudging respect for each other, which grows into affection and friendship, but the police net is closing in and, with dawning horror, Josie starts to suspect that McGreevy is not only using her house as a refuge.

Author(s): O'Brien, Edna
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 20/11/2025
Pagination: 256 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Published By: Faber & Faber
Book Classification: Fiction: general & literary|Modern & contemporary fiction
Dimensions: 198x129
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ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780571397556