Description
Set in the west of Ireland, this haunting novel follows Mich O’Kane, a young boy passed from one institution to another, starved of tenderness and shaped by neglect. As he grows into a troubled young man, the story turns toward a forest glade where violence erupts with terrifying inevitability—an echo of a horrendous true crime. With stark clarity and emotional intensity, the book explores the long shadows of abandonment, the fragility of the human mind, and the ways faith and society can fail those who fall through the cracks. Edna O’Brien’s distinctive, unsparing style brings psychological depth to a narrative that is as much about moral consequence as it is about catastrophe.
Available Editions
paperback
Orion
Published Jan 1, 2002
273 pages
ISBN: 9780753817315
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Details
First Published
2002
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for In the Forest by Edna O’Brien.