j g farrell novel troubles (empire trilogy 1) 2002 new york review books new paperback Irish literature fiction historical book
Winner of the Lost Man Booker Prize
1919: After surviving the Great War, Major Brendan Archer makes his way to Ireland, hoping to discover whether he is indeed betrothed to Angela Spencer, whose Anglo-Irish family owns the once-aptly-named Majestic Hotel in Kilnalough. But his fiancee is strangely altered and her family's fortunes have suffered a spectacular decline. The hotel's hundreds of rooms are disintegrating on a grand scale; its few remaining guests thrive on rumors and games of whist; herds of cats have taken over the Imperial Bar and the upper stories; bamboo shoots threaten the foundations; and piglets frolic in the squash court. Meanwhile, the Major is captivated by the beautiful and bitter Sarah Devlin. As housekeeping disasters force him from room to room, outside the order of the British Empire also totters: there is unrest in the East, and in Ireland itself the mounting violence of "the troubles."
Troubles is a hilarious and heartbreaking work by a modern master of the historical novel.
Title: Troubles
Author: J.G. Farrell
Introduction: John Banville
Series: Empire Trilogy # 1
Paperback: 480 pages
Printing: 7th
Publisher: New York Review Books (2002)
Language: English
Condition: New (See Condition Notes)
Condition Notes: Trade Paperback. Unread. Text and pages clean and unmarked. An excellent copy of the first novel in J.G. Farrells Empire Trilogy.