In these selections from twenty years of her best short fiction, Edna O'Brien's A Fanatic Heart pulls the reader into a woman's experience. Her stories portray a young Irish girl's view of obsessive love and its often...

Buy Now From Amazon

In these selections from twenty years of her best short fiction, Edna O'Brien's A Fanatic Heart pulls the reader into a woman's experience. Her stories portray a young Irish girl's view of obsessive love and its often wrenching pain, while tales of contemporary life show women who open themselves to sexuality, to disappointment, to madness. Throughout, there is always O'Brien's voice―wondrous, despairing, moving―examining passionate subjects that lay bare the desire and needs that can be hidden in a woman's heart.

Similar Products

The Love Object: Selected StoriesThe Little Red ChairsCountry Girl: A Memoir (Back Bay Readers' Pick)Saints and Sinners: StoriesThe Little Red ChairsThe Country Girls Trilogy and EpilogueI Served the King of England (New Directions Classic)Wilderness Tips