Edna O'Brien: Country Girl by FaberBooks published on 2012-09-26T09:58:10Z For over 50 years Edna O'Brien has been writing about Ireland - in particular, bringing the lives of Irish women to the page with an honesty that had never before been encountered. Her career began in 1960 with The Country Girls, which caused great scandal in her homeland. Driven into exile, she has gone on to create a body of work that bears comparison with the very best writers of the twentieth century. Publication of her memoir - Country Girl - is a major publishing event, and we were lucky to be able to interview her at her London home in September 2012. Genre Books Comment by Abdul Sattar 5 The interview is imbued with a sense of intimacy and immediacy which makes you feel you are partaking in a tĂȘte-a-tĂȘte between George and Edna. 2013-04-24T11:14:21Z Comment by Abdul Sattar 5 Intimate interview. You hear Edna breathing every word she strings along to improvise a functional rosary for the sodality of free spirits. With a celebrant like George to guide you, the congregation multiplies rapidly. Edifying interview. 2013-04-24T11:06:18Z