by Kate O'Brien · Virago · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781844083176
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«The Ante-Room» is the historical fiction novel by Kate O'Brien, published by Virago in paperback (288 pages, in English).
In 1880s Ireland, the Mulqueen family gathers around Teresa, who is dying. Teresa's daughter, Agnes, awaits the arrival of her sister Marie-Rose and her brother-in-law Vincent, with whom she is secretly in love, and knows that their marriage is faltering. Agnes must choose between her Catholic faith and the strength of her feelings.
The novel was originally published in 1934 and this 2006 edition is volume 325 of the Virago Modern Classics collection.
For readers of literary classics who value period settings and the inner conflicts of female characters.
Kate O'Brien was an Irish novelist and playwright.
