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Thy Neighbour's Wife
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ISBN13: 9781026040027
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 364
Weight: 1.51
Height: 0.81 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Thy Neighbour's Wife is a powerful debut novel by the acclaimed Irish writer Liam O'Flaherty. Set on the rugged Aran Islands, the story delves into the psychological and emotional turmoil of Father Hugh McMahon, a young priest struggling with his vows and his unrequited love for Lily McSherry, the wife of a local man.
O'Flaherty masterfully captures the stark beauty of the Irish landscape and the claustrophobic atmosphere of a small, devout community. The narrative explores themes of religious conflict, sexual repression, and the internal battle between personal desire and spiritual duty. As one of the early examples of modern Irish realism, Thy Neighbour's Wife provides a searing critique of the social and religious constraints that defined rural Irish life in the early 20th century.
With its intense character studies and evocative descriptions, the novel remains a significant contribution to Irish literature, marking the beginning of O'Flaherty's career as a fearless chronicler of the human condition and the complexities of the Irish soul.
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