A House of Children
The narrator, Evelyn, recalls the series of experiences during childhood summers at Donegal, which led to his perception of the world as an adult.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing
- Year
- 1986
- ISBN-13
- 9780811210089
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topics
- Coming of ageChildhood memoryFamily
Awards
- James Tait Black Memorial PrizeWonMajor(1941)
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