Saints and Sinners: Stories (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780316122726)

With her inimitable gift for describing the workings of the heart and mind, Edna O'Brien introduces us to a vivid new cast of restless, searching people who-whether in the Irish countryside or London or New York-remind us of our own humanity.

In Send My Roots Rain, Miss Gilhooley, a librarian, waits in the lobby of a posh Dublin hotel-expecting to meet a celebrated poet while reflecting on the great love who disappointed her. The Irish workers of "The Shovel Kings" have pipe dreams of becoming millionaires in London, but long for their quickly changing homeland-exiles in both places. "Green Georgette" is a searing anatomy of class, through the eyes of a little girl; "Old Wounds" illuminates the importance of family and memory in old age. In language that is always bold and vital, Edna O'Brien pays tribute to the universal forces that rule our lives.

Author: Edna O'Brien
ISBN-10: 0316122726
ISBN-13: 9780316122726
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Language: English
Published: 05/09/2011
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 03/01/2011 pg. 27
Library Journal 04/01/2011 pg. 86
Publishers Weekly 01/24/2011
Library Journal Prepub Alert 12/01/2010 pg. 88
New York Times Book Review 05/15/2011 pg. 28
New York Times Book Review 05/22/2011 pg. 26
Library Journal 12/01/2010 pg. 88
Booklist Editors Choice/Adult 01/01/2012 pg. 9