When aristocratic Englishwoman Elinore Dubois married a handsome young Irishman, her mother warned her that he would give her ten children and leave her destitute. In fact there are only nine Devlins, but in a two-roomed Dublin tenement, Elinore vents her disappointment on her seven daughters and in particular, on beautiful Daisy, whose refusal to accept the grim realities of her life infuriates Mama - and masks the tragic secret of her childhood. Set in Dublin at the turn of the century, Home Rule is a vivid and poignant portrait of a family of spirited girls at the disposal of men and mothers and a celebration of the humourless life force that sustains them.
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Hardback Editions
December 1993 : Hardback
| Title: Home Rule Author(s): Clare Boylan ISBN: 0-7089-2983-4 / 978-0-7089-2983-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 1992 : Hardback
| Title: Home Rule Author(s): Clare Boylan ISBN: 0-241-13208-8 / 978-0-241-13208-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
September 1997 : Paperback
| Title: Home Rule Author(s): Clare Boylan ISBN: 0-349-10967-2 / 978-0-349-10967-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Abacus Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1993 : Paperback
| Title: Home Rule Author(s): Clare Boylan ISBN: 0-14-016645-9 / 978-0-14-016645-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1992 : Paperback
| Title: Home Rule, Author(s): Clare Boylan Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Availability: Amazon More details... |
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