
The Visitor
2000
First Published
3.64
Average Rating
96
Number of Pages
The tale of Anastasia King who returns to her grandmother's house in Dublin after six long years away. She has been in Paris comforting her dying mother, who ran away from Anastasia's late father, her grandmother's only son. It is a story of Dublin and the unreachable side of the Irish temperament.
Avg Rating
3.64
Number of Ratings
780
5 STARS
18%
4 STARS
39%
3 STARS
32%
2 STARS
8%
1 STARS
2%
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Author

Maeve Brennan
Author · 8 books
Maeve Brennan (January 6, 1917-1993) was an Irish short story writer and journalist. She moved to the United States in 1934 when her father was appointed to the Irish Legation in Washington. She was an important figure in both Irish diaspora writing and in Irish writing itself. Collections of her articles, short stories, and a novella have been published. (from Wikipedia)