Taking Scarlet As A Real Colour (Blackstaff Paperback Original) [Paperback]

Evelyn Conlon (Author)

Book Description

Series: Blackstaff Paperback Original | Publication Date: December 3, 1993

Conlon ( Stars in Daytime ) points out the absurdity and political implications of everyday situations in these generally radiant Irish stories."" Publishers Weekly

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Conlon ( Stars in Daytime ) points out the absurdity and political implications of everyday situations in these generally radiant Irish stories. A man who has had an extraordinary marriage refuses to accept his wife's death and begins painting a mural depicting her life. In describing the gentle nature of her now elderly and exasperating father, one of his daughters recalls, "he told us that Jesus got away." Many of the characters are strong women with firmly held beliefs. A man recounts the adventures of his sister with both embarrassment and glee: when he announced his marriage she told him that patriarchal institution was "obscene"; later she took compromising photographs of priests and blackmailed the Church with them. A group of friends paint "NO PRIEST STATE HERE" in public places in anticipation of a visit from the pope and find the experience exhilarating, although it later has repercussions. A woman keeps a sporadic diary of her brief affair but cannot figure out why she is cheating on her husband. Occasionally the voices ramble too far out of control, but this is a first-rate collection full of original insights and characters.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Blackstaff Pr (December 3, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0856405019
• ISBN-13: 978-0856405013
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,369,663 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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