Publication

1997 - W. Morrow, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

73,750 words, Guess

Page Count

295 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Goodreads21286
  • LibraryThing2077888

Classifications

  • DDC813/.54
  • LCCPS3563.C38322 O73 1997

Description

A compelling and highly original debut novel, Orange Rhymes With Everything vividly portrays a little-examined part of Irish life. Adrian McKinty uses the parallel stories of two outsiders - a girl and a criminal with a penchant for violence - to explore the sense of alienation experienced by Protestants in Northern Ireland, a world overshadowed by religious and political tensions. Set in the 1980s during the four days before Halloween - the end of the Celtic year - Orange Rhymes With Everything centers around a teenage girl living in Ireland and an Irish man being held in a New York City mental hospital in connection with violent acts. He seems destined to cross paths with the girl, who may be his estranged daughter.

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