Girl with Green Eyes
By Edna O'Brien
1962
First Published
3.72
Average Rating
224
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Part of Series
Cait, or Kate as she likes to be called and Baba are living in Dublin, making up for their sheltered upbringing by going out with men and drinking. Kate creates a furore by dating a non-catholic who is separated from his American wife.
Avg Rating
3.72
Number of Ratings
2,899
5 STARS
19%
4 STARS
42%
3 STARS
31%
2 STARS
6%
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Author
Edna O'Brien
Author · 37 books
Edna O’Brien is an award-winning Irish author of novels, plays, and short stories, has been hailed as one of the greatest chroniclers of the female experience in the twentieth century. She is the 2011 recipient of the Frank O’Connor Prize, awarded for her short story collection Saints and Sinners. She has also received, among other honors, the Irish PEN Award for Literature, the Ulysses Medal from University College Dublin, and a lifetime achievement award from the Irish Literary Academy. Her 1960 debut novel, The Country Girl, was banned in her native Ireland for its groundbreaking depictions of female sexuality. Notable works also include August Is a Wicked Month (1965), A Pagan Place (1970), Lantern Slides (1990), and The Light of Evening (2006). O’Brien lives in London.
