She had a complicated relationship with Ireland and with the Church, but without the passionate intensity and ardour of her Catholic upbringing, Edna O’Brien’s work would not have been so deeply felt.
08 August 2024, The Tablet
The country girl
The Irish Censorship Board did Edna the immeasurable favour of banning her early books
Edna O’Brien was genuinely charming, a perfect fit for the writer-as-celebrity in a TV age
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