The Land of Women
by Regina McBride
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Akin to Alice McDermott, Regina McBride has crafted a gem that explores exile and memory, and the ways in which passion transcends time and distance. She tries to remember her mother's voice and the pitch and treble of it passes through her; the rhythm of it so clear that for a moment they are...connected by frail strings. So begins The Land of Women, and we are swept into Fiona O'Faolain's last summer in Ireland, the season of her burgeoning sexuality. It is a time, too, when mother and show more daughter step toward friendship among the voluminous gowns they make for local brides. Yet that giddy summer also delivers betrayal. Fiona's journey from the shame that ended her girlhood takes her to Santa Fe and to Carlos Aragon, a restorer of antiquities, whose ancestry is mysteriously linked to hers. As he explores their pasts with the precision of an artisan, Fiona must face her excruciating memory. In The Land of Women the past lives in the present, and physical and emotional geography touch. show lessTags
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Beautifully written novel about Fiona and her mother Jane. The Irish air, water and mist are characters as much as these women and the men they love. The language is poetic, the story tinged with pagan magic...highly recommended. I definitely plan to read more of her work.
I almost gave up on this novel after a few chapters but I persisted. It did have some poetic language and I enjoyed that and the story was interesting. I take on board what Lcwilson45 says and I agree up to a point but I can't say I would highly recommend it, sorry.
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Regina McBride's poetry book, "Yarrow Field", won an American Book Series Award. She is the recipient of fellowships from the NEA & the New York Foundation for the Arts. Her poems have appeared in publications including "Boulevard" & "The Antioch Review". Regina McBride teaches creative writing at Hunter College in New York City, where she lives. show more (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Land of Women
- Original title
- The Land of Women
- Original publication date
- 2003-12-01
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- Members
- 73
- Popularity
- 430,922
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.35)
- Languages
- English, French, German
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 5
- ASINs
- 1
