August is a Wicked Month by Edna O'Brien

Lose yourself in the legendary Edna O'Brien's simmering romantic tale of a woman rediscovering herself on the French Riviera ...

'The taboo-breaking, the fabulous prose - there's no one like Edna O'Brien.' Anne Enright

'Novels of heart-breaking empathy, rigorous honesty and peerless beauty.' Eimear McBride

'Surprising and beautiful and courageous .. A beacon.' Megan Nolan

'Glittering energy.' Colm Tóibín

'Brilliant and brave.' Ann Patchett

Separated from her husband and young son, Ellen leaves behind the loneliness of London for a new life of excitement and sexual freedom:a 'jaunt into iniquity' on the gorgeous French Riviera.

However, she soon discovers that independence blurs into loneliness, especially when she receives some heart-breaking news ... Banned in several countries on first publication, August is a Wicked Month is a shimmering, sensual tale of a woman rediscovering herself - and it feels just as glorious, radical, and escapist as today.

Format:Paperback / softback 208 pages
Publisher:Faber & Faber
Imprint:Faber & Faber
Edition:Main - Re-issue
ISBN:9780571330553
Published:7 Jul 2016
Classifications:Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Weight:176g
Dimensions:130 x 197 x 14 (mm)