The dowry. A novel of Ireland.

Keady, Walter:

ISBN 10: 0312361912 / ISBN 13: 9780312361914

Editore: New York, Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2007

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224 S. Ehem. Bibliotheksexemplar mit Signatur und Stempel. GUTER Zustand, ein paar Gebrauchsspuren. Ex-library with stamp and library-signature. GOOD condition, some traces of use. 9780312361914 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

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• Titolo: The dowry. A novel of Ireland.
• Editore: New York, Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0312361912
• ISBN 13: 9780312361914
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Edizione: 1st U.S. ed.
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
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Riassunto

Fierce competitions and haphazard matchmaking efforts abound in a 1940s Irish countryside village in which young lovers conspire with the parish priest, scramble to promote personal eligibility, and stage a death in order to convince a local pub owner to part with his daughter's dowry. 20,000 first printing.

Informazioni sull?autore

Walter Keady was born and educated in Ireland. He was ordained and served as a Catholic missionary priest in Brazil for several years. After leaving the priesthood he moved to the United States where he has lived ever since. His previous novels include Celibates and Other Lovers, Mary McGreevy, and The Altruist. He lives in New York.