The Fields: A Novel
Format: kindle
ASIN: B00AFGKSRE
Publish date: August 13th 2013
Publisher: Reagan Arthur Books
Pages no: 387
Edition language: English
Produktinformation "Als Jim Finnegans heiß geliebte Katze überfahren wird, ist für den Jungen klar: So was wird er sich von Gott in Zukunft nicht mehr bieten lassen. Für den jüngsten Spross einer achtköpfigen Dubliner Familie, an deren Spitze eine gottesfürchtige Mutter und ein draufgängerischer, ab...
At the start of the book, I was reminiscent of Neil Simon’s “Brighton Beach Memoirs”. I thought it would be a lighthearted coming of age story of a young boy – Jim would be similar to Eugene and I’d just swap a Brooklyn backdrop with Ireland. Weeeeeeeellllll, mayhaps I should begin reading book ja...
It is about a boy named Jim Finnegan who lives in Southern Ireland in the mid eighties and comes from a large family of sisters. Being “typically” Irish, the book contains God, the IRA and sexual abuse by a priest. I have yet to read an upbeat book set in Ireland without misery and looming bleakness...