Kate O'Brien

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  • Bibliography:
    13 Books
  • First Book:
    September 1985
  • Latest Book:
    May 2022
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Book List in Order: 13 titles

  • That Lady

    AN AWARD-WINNING AND REMARKABLE IRISH NOVELIST'A fuller appreciation of modern literature and a greater understanding of twentieth century Ireland' IRISH TIMES 'Writes with almost poetic intensity of the ecstasy and anguish of love' VAL HENNESSY'Stun...

  • Mary Lavelle

    Mary Lavelle, a beautiful young Irish woman, travels to Spain to see some of the world before marrying her steadfast fiance John. But despite the enchanting surroundings and her three charming charges, life as governess to the wealthy Areavaga fam...

  • Without My Cloak

    AN AWARD-WINNING AND REMARKABLE IRISH NOVELIST'Rush out for the works of Kate O'Brien. You are in for a treat' VAL HENNESSY 'The first time I realised how powerful the small ordinary family life story can be' MAEVE BINCHY'A peculiarly beautiful and a...

  • Ante Room

    It is the Eve of All Saints, 1880, and Teresa Mulqueen lies dying. Her family gathers round her, and beneath this sad scene another drama, no less poignant, unfolds. In this house of stillness and shadow, her daughter Agnes anxiously awaits the retur...

  • The Ante-room

    AN AWARD-WINNING AND REMARKABLE IRISH NOVELIST'A grave and beautiful story, exquisitely composed and cut to a jewel-like fineness' DAILY TELEGRAPH'Rush out for the works of Kate O'Brien. You are in for a treat' VAL HENNESSY'A gem of a novel' TAMSIN H...

  • The Land of Spices

    AN AWARD-WINNING AND REMARKABLE IRISH NOVELIST'This subtle and beautifully constructed novel deals with the conflict between human and divine love' SUNDAY TIMES 'If novels can be music, this is a novel with perfect pitch' CLARE BOYLAN 'A fuller appre...

  • Last Of Summer

    AN AWARD-WINNING AND REMARKABLE IRISH NOVELIST'This family tale mirrors the history of a country that can never evade its own past' The TIMES'Rush out for the works of Kate O'Brien. You are in for a treat' VAL HENNESSY 'A fuller appreciation of moder...

  • Talk of Angels

    Reissued to coincide with the release of the movie version, a controversial novel, banned in Ireland in 1936 for its frank depiction of lesbianism, follows an Irish woman who becomes involved with a fellow expatriate in Spain. Movie tie-in....

  • Mary Lavelle Talk of Angels



  • Presentation Parlour

  • As Music and Splendour

    Set in the 1880s and '90s, As Music and Splendour tells the story of two young Irish girls who are sent to Rome for training as opera singers. Rose red-haired, big-hearted and big-voiced is soon on track to become a prima donna soprano; Clare, also a...

  • The Pixie Plot

    Cara and Sally are the best of friends. As life takes them in different directions, grief and desire, moon dust and magic trigger a chain of events from which they will never recover.Holly and Ethan are the best of friends. While one child is harshly...

  • Pray for the Wanderer

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Kate O'Brien has published 13 books.

Kate O'Brien does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Pray for the Wanderer, was published in May 2022.

The first book by Kate O'Brien, Mary Lavelle, was published in September 1985.

No. Kate O'Brien does not write books in series.
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