Description
A woman leaves her husband and son for a new life of excitement and sexual freedom, only to find that independence is not the same as escape. In this daring 1965 novel, Ellen—recently divorced and newly unmoored—travels alone to the French Riviera, where desire, companionship, and temptation arrive with the unsettling force of something both liberating and unpredictable. As her holiday veers off course, she confronts the emotional costs of reinvention and the complicated ways freedom can expose loneliness. Known for her lyrical, unsparing realism and her willingness to challenge social taboos, Edna O’Brien crafts a story of longing and self-discovery that was famously censored for its frankness—yet remains sharply human, intimate, and unforgettable.
Available Editions
paperback
Faber & Faber, Limited
Published Jan 1, 2016
208 pages
ISBN: 9780571330553
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Details
First Published
1965
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for August Is a Wicked Month by Edna O’Brien.