Patricia Byrne

Broschiertes Buch

The Veiled Woman of Achill

Island Outrage & a Playboy Drama

Beschreibung

This is the story of an atrocity on Achill Island in the west of Ireland in 1894. An English landowner, Agnes MacDonnell, was brutally attacked and her home - Valley House - burnt. Agnes survived but was so disfigured she wore a veil in public for the re

Autor

Patricia Byrne writes poetry, fiction and nonfiction. A graduate of the MA (Writing) programme of NUI Galway, she lives in Limerick. Her interest in the Valley House story arose out of family history. Her great granduncle was Brother Paul Carney who wrote extensive journals, including the account of the life of James Lynchehaun, and accounts of several fundraising trips across the United States.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Gill Books
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. September 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 202mm x 131mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 274g
• ISBN-13: 9781848891470
• ISBN-10: 1848891474
• Artikelnr.: 36036395