Time And Destiny - Softcover

O'reilly, Patricia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340831510 ISBN 13: 9780340831519

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 2003

Synopsis

In the 1970s, Jack Devine is intrigued when he discovers that Yves Saint Laurent has paid a record sum at auction for a lacquer screen, "Le Destin." Who is this enigmatic Irish-born Eileen Gray, celebrated designer of 1920s Paris, now all but forgotten? Jack is astounded to discover that she is still alive, though in her nineties, and living a reclusive life in Paris. He determines to seek her out. Eileen's memory is awakened by Jack's probing, and she begins to relive her past, in all its glorious and painful detail—her artistic life, her passion for the modern age, her many affairs, and her heartache at the hands Damia, the infamous singer.

About this title

About the Author

Patricia O'Reilly's fiction books are Felicity's Wedding (2001), Once Upon a Summer (2000). Her non-fiction books are Dying with Love (1992), Writing for the Market (1994), Earning Your Living from Home (1996) and Working Mothers (1997)She is a writer, researcher and has written extensively for Irish newspapers and magazines. She is a regular contributor to radio - documentaries, plays, Sunday Miscellany, Quiet Quarter - as well as a lecturer/trainer in various aspects of writing.ch and imaginative journeying.

Review

'O'Reilly draws an interesting portrait of this extraordinary Irishwoman.....bringing to life a gifted Irish woman who deserves a place in our memory': Irish Independent 'A wonderful book....if you're heading for Paris, don't leave home without it and if you're not, curl up with it at a blazing fire and dream of being there': Evening Herald Patricia O'Reilly writes with flair, imagination and an almost pedantic attention to detail... ...a very impressive novel': Ireland On Sunday 'Rich rewarding read': Books Ireland * Books Ireland *

Edition details

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340831510
• ISBN 13: 9780340831519
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296