Down by the River

by Edna O'Brien

Genres: Coming of Age; Literary Fiction

Synopsis

Down by the River is a newly reissued novel from Edna O’Brien, the author of Girl—“one of the most celebrated writers in the English language” (NPR’s Weekend Edition).

Set in the author’s native Ireland, a powerful and passionate novel about a young girl who becomes pregnant by her father—a situation made worse when it becomes fodder for the gossip mill of church, state, and the town square.

Release date: March 8, 2022

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Print pages: 272