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In the Forest
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In the Forest (2002) (edit title/settings)

by Edna O'Brien (Author) (edit contributors)

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In the Forest returns to the countryside of western Ireland, the vivid backdrop of Edna O'Brien's best-selling Wild Decembers. Here O'Brien unravels a classic confrontation of evil and innocence centering on the young, troubled Michael O'Kane, christened by his neighbors "the Kindershrek,"... read more

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  • “"Darkness is drawn to light, but light does not know it; light must absorb the darkness and therefore meet its own extinguishment."”
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WOODLAND STRADDLING two counties and several townlands, a drowsy corpus of green, broken only where the odd pine has struck up on its own, spindly, freakish, the stray twigs on either side branched, cruciform-wise.

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Cloosh Wood
Kinderschreck
Eily Ryan
Homecoming
Druidess
Dusk
Stones
Father
Aileen
Froideur
Parting
The Tavern
Joy Ride
Hoodlums
Playtime
Watching
Easter
Cassandra
Blow, Lady, Blow
A Weapon
Chase
A Letter
A Will
Fiesta
In the Forest
Wild Ponies
Vigil
Suspicion
Father John
Shadows
Searching
Donnagh
Houlihan's Pier
Capture
Reckoning
Interrogation
Absolution
A Plea
Old Times
Evil
Bart Glynn
Grief
Bluebells
Blood
O'Kane
Christmas
Court
Visiting Hour
Heaven
Aileen
Grotto
Scallywag

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This is book 66 of 1286 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)

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  1. Edna O'Brien (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0618197303
Page Count: 264

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Reading Level: Adults

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