The past

Neil Jordan

Original title: The Past

first published 1980 John Murray, 2005 paperback 320 pages

"On June 1st, 1914, Una O'Shaughnessy sends a postcard home from a Cornish seaside town. Back in two weeks, she promises. But seven months later, she still has not returned to Ireland, and she sends another postcard, this one signed by herself, a man, and her new child. The Past is the story of Rene, this unexpected child, as told by her own child as he searches for the truth about his parents' mysterious and romanti...

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Past edition · 2013 · Counterpoint Press · 320 pages · 9781593764975
Past edition · 2012 · Hodder & Stoughton · 320 pages · 9781848548206
The past edition · 2012 · Soft Skull Press/Counterpoint · 275 pages · 9781593765101
The Past paperback · 2005 · John Murray · 320 pages · 9780719561917
The past edition · 1993 · Vintage · 232 pages
The Past paperback · 1982 · Macdonald & Co · 240 pages · 9780349118574
The past edition · 1980 · Cape · 232 pages
The past edition · 1980 · Braziller · 232 pages

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