{"product_id":"wild-looking-but-fine-ciara-odowd-9781739086329","title":"Wild-Looking But Fine: Abbey Theatre Actresses of the 1930s","description":"\u003cb\u003eBiographies of two actresses reclaim the story of women in theater in 1930s Ireland.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book explores the lives of Aideen O'Connor and Ria Mooney, two members of the Abbey Theatre Company who performed in Dublin and the United States in the 1920s and 1930s. The two had radically different backgrounds, ambitions, and creative visions and would pursue very different paths after their time as company members. They were united by one thing: a devotion to theater and Ireland's National Theatre in particular. They came of age in an Ireland desperate to control and restrict women--their sexuality, their professional careers, their independent lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here, Ciara O'Dowd recounts the life stories of women who have been absent from the recorded history of Irish theater. Only limited reporting of the achievements of these women exists, and, except for Ria Mooney, there are no prior written accounts of their lives. Drawing on extensive archival research, O'Dowd shapes the previously unknown material into narrative, bringing their complex stories to life. Rich and informative, these personal stories have much to reveal about the lives of Irish women in the arts during the first half of the twentieth century. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ciara O'Dowd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1739086325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781739086329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University College Dublin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Ciara O'Dowd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46545851384063,"sku":"9781739086329","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6f3a492b-cb7f-43c4-a453-53e3641a4551.jpg?v=1738183510","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wild-looking-but-fine-ciara-odowd-9781739086329","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}