Down by the river / Edna O'Brien.
In Ireland a girl is raped by her father, but is prevented from having an abortion until a court decides if she can, by which time it is likely to be too late. Mary McNamara, 14, becomes a virtual prisoner and a political football for factions of every kind. Based on real events by the author of Hou...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Farrar, Straus & Giroux,
[1997]
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| Edition: | First Farrar, Straus and Giroux edition. |
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| Summary: | In Ireland a girl is raped by her father, but is prevented from having an abortion until a court decides if she can, by which time it is likely to be too late. Mary McNamara, 14, becomes a virtual prisoner and a political football for factions of every kind. Based on real events by the author of House of Splendid Isolation. |
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| Physical Description: | 265 pages ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 0374143277 9780374143275 0452278775 9780452278776 |