{"product_id":"the-country-girls-9780571399291","title":"The Country Girls","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe scandalous groundbreaking debut that set the world alight, from the beloved multi award-winning Irish author Edna O'Brien.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The taboo-breaking, the fabulous prose-there's no one like Edna O'Brien.' Anne Enright  \u003cbr\u003e'Surprising and beautiful and courageous . . . A beacon.' Megan Nolan \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe want to live. Drink gin. Squeeze into the front of big cars and drive up outside big hotels. We want to go places.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaithleen is a romantic: she dreams of finding a handsome man who will sweep her away and look after her. Her friend Baba thinks this makes her a right-looking eejit. What she wants is money and glamour. Life. As much of it as she can get. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut neither love nor excitement seem possible in their small village, or their convent school. And when they finally make it to Dublin, they find that home isn't as easy to escape as they thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the first novel in Edna O'Brien's trilogy which revolutionised Irish literature in the 1960s. Banned by the authorities as 'indecent' and burned by the clergy, they were notorious for their frank portrayal of sexual desire: but scandal turned to fame, and made this glorious coming-of-age tale an instant classic that inspires and delights readers to this day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780571399291\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: Main - Re-issue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 20 Oct 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.8(H)x12.9(L)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eEdna O'Brien wrote more than twenty prize-winning works of fiction, as well as plays and non-fiction, which have been translated into over thirty languages and awarded many literary honours. A trailblazing author, her debut novel \u003ci\u003eThe Country Girls \u003c\/i\u003ewas banned by the Irish censorship board in 1960 and publicly burned. Born and raised in the west of Ireland, O'Brien lived in London for many years before her death in July 2024.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Edna O'Brien","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50837514485977,"sku":"9780571399291","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9780571399291.jpg?v=1793104992","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/the-country-girls-9780571399291","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}