Casualties of Peace
First edition (UK)
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| Author | Edna O'Brien |
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| Cover artist | Rory McEwen |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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Jonathan Cape (UK) Simon & Schuster (US) |
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Publication date
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1966 (UK), 1967 (US) |
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| Pages | 192 |
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Casualties of Peace, published in 1966, is Irish writer Edna O'Brien's fifth novel.
Casualties of Peace is dedicated to 'Rita Tushingham, whose coat it is'. Rita Tushington starred in the 1963 film, Girl with Green Eyes which was written by Edna O'Brien; a fur coat plays a crucial role in the plot of the novel.
Set in London it concerns Willa McCord, an artist in glass (who is starting an affair with Auro, a married Jamaican) and her best friend and housekeeper Patsy (who lives with her violent husband Tom) Patsy decides to leave Tom but her plans are thrown into disarray when she finds she is pregnant...
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