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A highly acclaimed novel from the author of Brooklyn and an "immensely gifted and accomplished writer" (The Washington Post), about an Irishwoman who creates a new life in post-war Spain.In 1950, Katherine Proctor leaves Ireland for Barcelona, determined to escape her family and become a painter. There she meets Miguel, an anarchist veteran of the Spanish Civil War, and begins to build a life with him. But Katherine cannot escape her past, as Michael Graves, a fellow Irish migr in Spain, forces her to reexamine all her relationships: to her lover, her art, and the homeland she only thought she knew. The South is a novel of classic themes--of art and exile, and of the seemingly irreconcilable yearnings for love and freedom--to which Colm T ib n brings a new, passionate sensitivity.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781476704487
  • ISBN-10: 1476704481
  • Publisher: Scribner Book Company
  • Publish Date: October 2012
  • Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.45 pounds
  • Page Count: 240

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