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The Long Falling - by  Keith Ridgway (Paperback) - 1 of 1

The Long Falling - by Keith Ridgway (Paperback)

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Highlights

  • Grace Quinn is an Englishwoman living in rural Ireland.
  • Triangle Awards (Gay Fiction) 1999 4th Winner
  • Author(s): Keith Ridgway
  • 320 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary

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In this "elegant and darkly human" ("Newsday") first novel, Grace Quinn is an English woman living in rural Ireland with her abusive husband and her son Martin, whose open homosexuality her husband refuses to accept. "Excruciatingly suspenseful".--"New York Times Book Review".



Book Synopsis



Grace Quinn is an Englishwoman living in rural Ireland. Isolated by religion and circumstance, she endures both an abusive husband and a strained relationship with her son, Martin, whose open homosexuality her husband refused to accept. After an act of desperation, reeling with doubt and denial, she seeks out her son in Dublin. Keith Ridgway "affectingly renders the separate sanctuaries of mother and son . . .and lights the distance between them" (The New Yorker).



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"This is a murder story and a love story, and an original and dramatic insight into the clash of cultures and moralities in contemporary Ireland. The pacing is superb; the novel is written in spare, clean prose. The Long Falling is a brilliant first novel." - Colm Toibin


Dimensions (Overall): 8.56 Inches (H) x 5.54 Inches (W) x .79 Inches (D)
Weight: .91 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 320
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Literary
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Format: Paperback
Author: Keith Ridgway
Language: English
Street Date: May 11, 1999
TCIN: 81423834
UPC: 9780395957820
Item Number (DPCI): 247-07-6678
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Q: What is the setting of the novel?

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  • A: The story is set in rural Ireland, highlighting the cultural and religious isolation experienced by the characters.

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