The Visitor
Maeve Brennan
This novella is short and hard. It is about the return to Dublin
of a young woman after her mother has died in Paris. She goes to
her grandmother's house, hoping to stay, but her grandmother has
other ideas. There is much loneliness, alienation, spite and
cruelty. People are referred to impersonally, e.g. "the
grandmother" - who is a nasty old woman.
Rory 3/8/03
About a young woman going back to her grandmother's house in Ireland and receiving a cold welcome. A rather depressing book but well done. Set in the 1940s. Recommended reading for a summer afternoon.
Doreen 15/7/06
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