Jump to content

In the Forest

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In the Forest
First edition cover (US)
AuthorEdna O'Brien
Audio read byStephen Rea[1]
LanguageEnglish
Genrenovel
Set inwest of Ireland, 1980s–90s
PublisherWeidenfeld (UK)
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (US)
Publication placeRepublic of Ireland
Media typePrint: hardback
Pages208
ISBN978-0-618-19730-9
823.92
LC ClassPR6065.B7 I5
Preceded byWild Decembers 
Followed byThe Light of Evening 

In the Forest is a 2002 novel by Irish novelist Edna O'Brien. The novel is set in Ireland, and is based on a triple homicide: the 1994 murder of Imelda Riney, her son Liam and Catholic priest Fr Joe Walsh by Brendan O'Donnell.[2][3][4][5][6]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "In The Forest [Audio], Edna O'Brien Stephen Rea (Read ) - Shop Online for Books in the United States". www.fishpond.com.
  2. ^ "A fiction too far". The Irish Times.
  3. ^ "Fiction Book Review: IN THE FOREST by Edna O'Brien". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  4. ^ "The country girl's home truths". The Guardian. 3 May 2002. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  5. ^ Crain, Caleb (7 April 2002). "The Dead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  6. ^ FitzHerbert, Claudia. "She played with fire". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2016.