Edna O'Brien

Third book of ‘Country Girls', sequel to 'The Lonely Girl' (9506). Once Kate and Baba had great hopes of married bliss; but Kate, bored with her grey husband in their grey stone house, is driven to indiscretions she can hardly handle without Baba's help. And Baba has her own hands full with the passions of her rich and vulgar builder.

Caithleen and Baba, first encountered in 'The Country Girls' (3681), are now living in Dublin. Baba, looking for a good time, drags with her a reluctant Kate. Then Kate meets Eugene, a film director, and for a while her romantic dreams are fulfilled. But Eugene is a Protestant divorce´ and soon Kate's drunkard father summons a lynch mob.