House of Splendid Isolation

House of Splendid Isolation
First UK edition (publ. Weidenfeld & Nicolson)
AuthorEdna O'Brien
Publication date
June 1, 1994
ISBN0-374-17309-5

House of Splendid Isolation is a 1994 novel by Irish novelist Edna O'Brien. The novel depicts the relations of an Irish Republican Army terrorist and his hostage, an elderly woman. The novel brings elements of the thriller genre to O'Brien's ongoing explorations of Irish society. It is based on the life of Dominic McGlinchy, whom O'Brien interviewed while incarcerated in Portlaoise Prison.

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