House of Splendid Isolation - A Novel

House of Splendid Isolation is a newly reissued novel from Edna O-Brien, the author of Girl--one of the most celebrated writers in the English language- (NPR-s Weekend Edition).

The heartbreaking dilemmas and the noble and bloody history of Ireland come vividly to life in the tale of Josie, a widow living in a solitary house outside an Irish village, whose home becomes the hideout of an IRA terrorist.