That Childhood Country

Purcell, Deirdre

Published by Book Club Associates, London, 1992

Used/ Hardcover

A wonderful novel from the No 1 Irish bestselling author of Falling for a DancerAn irresistible love story by the acclaimed author of A Place of Stones where the cruel hand of fate destroys a newfound love. A young man and woman 's passionate beginnings are ruined by a terrible secret that their parents buried for nearly two decades.

Item Description

Fine Hardback. Published by Book Club Associates, London, 1992. Very Good Condition. Hardcover edition with illustrated dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to the spine. 541pp

About the author

Deirdre Purcell (born Dublin 1945) is an Irish author. Purcell is a former Abbey Theatre actress, who has played as Christine opposite Donal McCann in Drama at Inish, Miss Frost in the stage adaptation of The Ginger Man, and Pegeen Mike in The Playboy of the Western World. Purcell is also a former TV and press journalist. She has been awarded The Benson & Hedges and Cross awards for journalism. She lived in Beara Peninsula West Cork. Since October 2009, she has presented All About the Music on RTÉ Lyric FM. She also presents "It Says in the Papers" on Morning Ireland on RTÉ Radio 1.