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On the eve of a great battle, a father commands the death of his daughter to save his army. Three years later, he returns home and his murderous action has set the entire family —- mother, brother, sister - — on a path of intimate violence. As his wife seeks her revenge, the remaining siblings must find a way to right the wrongs of the past even if it means committing themselves to a terrible, barbarous act.
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House of names, Colm Tóibín
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- 2018
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- Title
- House of names
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Colm Tóibín
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Publisher
- 2018
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0241257697
- ISBN13
- 9780241257692
- Category
- World prose
- Description
- On the eve of a great battle, a father commands the death of his daughter to save his army. Three years later, he returns home and his murderous action has set the entire family —- mother, brother, sister - — on a path of intimate violence. As his wife seeks her revenge, the remaining siblings must find a way to right the wrongs of the past even if it means committing themselves to a terrible, barbarous act.