Mary Lavelle

Kate O'Brien

Also published as: Talk of angels

first published 1936 Miramax Books, 1997 345 pages

Virago modern classics

Banned in Ireland when it was first published in 1936, Talk of Angels is an extraordinary novel by Kate O'Brien, one of the preeminent modern Irish women writers, whose influence and importance are being rediscovered today by a new generation of readers. A powerful and romantic tale of lost innocence and illicit love, Talk of Angels is set in Spain as the country is moving toward the brink of civil war. Mary Lavelle,...

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Talk of angels edition · 1998 · Virago Press · 345 pages
Talk of angels edition · 1997 · Miramax Books · 345 pages
Mary Lavelle edition · 1985 · Penquin Books · 345 pages
Mary Lavelle edition · 1984 · Virago · 345 pages
Mary Lavelle edition · 1977 · Chivers · 446 pages
Mary Lavelle. edition · 1970 · Chivers

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