Casualties of Peace

Casualties of Peace

First edition (UK)
Author Edna O'Brien
Cover artist Rory McEwen
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Publisher Jonathan Cape (UK)
Simon & Schuster (US)
Publication date
1966 (UK), 1967 (US)
Media type Print
Pages 192
ISBN 0-224-60216-0

Casualties of Peace, published in 1966, is Irish writer Edna O'Brien's fifth novel.

Dedication

Casualties of Peace is dedicated to 'Rita Tushingham, whose coat it is'. Rita Tushington starred in the 1963 film, Girl with Green Eyes which was written by Edna O'Brien; a fur coat plays a crucial role in the plot of the novel.

Plot introduction

Set in London it concerns Willa McCord, an artist in glass (who is starting an affair with Auro, a married Jamaican) and her best friend and housekeeper Patsy (who lives with her violent husband Tom) Patsy decides to leave Tom but her plans are thrown into disarray when she finds she is pregnant...

Reception

Publication history

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References

  1. "CASUALTIES OF PEACE by Edna O'Brien". Kirkusreviews.com. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
  2. "Deadly Chain of Events by Eleanor Dienstag". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
  3. www.fantasticfiction.co.uk Retrieved 2012-11-28.
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