A review by caroparr
Country Girl by Edna O'Brien

3.0

The first half of the book is an atmospheric account of a rural Irish upbringing, an early marriage to a man who quickly became jealous and controlling, the birth of her two sons, and success with a notorious first novel. When she moves to London in the 60s, the book becomes less intimate and ranges over filmmaking, wild parties at her flat, a difficult divorce, encounters with zillions of famous people, and loves won and lost. Not what I had expected, but fascinating all the same.