The Land of Spices
(1941)A novel by
Kate O'Brien
| "Exquisitely evokes the harem atmosphere of convent life, the beauty and the silence, the bickering and the cruelties..." Clare Boylan |
Behind the high, closed walls of a convent in the Irish countryside, the lives of its inhabitants are gently marked by the daily rituals of spiritual life. Watching overAnna, her sensitive and poetic young charge, the Mother Superior revisits her childhood relationship with her father. As Anna develops from a six-year-old to a scholarship candidate, Helen comes to understand her own heart and makes peace with her past.
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Hardback Editions
January 2000 : Hardback
 | Title: The land of spices Author(s): Kate O`Brien Publisher: Random House Availability: Amazon More details... |
May 1970 : Hardback
 | Title: Land of Spices (Portway Reprints) Author(s): Kate O'Brien ISBN: 0-85594-274-6 / 978-0-85594-274-8 (UK edition) Publisher: C.Chivers Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1949 : Hardback
 | Title: THE LAND OF SPICES, A Novel Author(s): Kate O'Brien Publisher: William Heinemann, London Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 1942 : Hardback
 | Title: The Land Of Spices Author(s): Kate O.Brien Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
January 1941 : Hardback
 | Title: The Land of Spices Author(s): Kate O'Brien Publisher: Doubleday Doran Availability: Amazon More details... |
Paperback Editions
January 2007 : Paperback
 | Title: THE Land of Spices Author(s): Kate O'Brien Publisher: virago Availability: Amazon More details... |
May 2006 : Paperback
 | Title: The Land of Spices (Virago Modern Classics) Author(s): Kate O'Brien ISBN: 1-84408-316-0 / 9781844083169 (UK edition) Publisher: Virago Press Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2003 : Paperback
 | Title: THE LAND OF SPICES Author(s): KATE O'BRIEN Publisher: Unknown Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 2000 : Paperback
 | Title: The land of spices Author(s): Kate O`Brien Publisher: Random House Availability: Amazon More details... |
October 1995 : Paperback
 | Title: The Land of Spices (Virago modern classics) Author(s): Kate O'Brien ISBN: 0-86068-826-7 / 978-0-86068-826-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Virago Press Ltd Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
January 1990 : Paperback
 | Title: The land of spices Author(s): Kate O`Brien Publisher: Penguin Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
December 1989 : Paperback
 | Title: The Land of Spices Author(s): Kate O'Brien ISBN: 0-14-016197-X / 978-0-14-016197-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin USA (P) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 1982 : Paperback
 | Title: Land of Spices (Popular classics) Author(s): Kate O'Brien ISBN: 0-905223-28-4 / 978-0-905223-28-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Imprint unknown Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
June 1973 : Paperback
 | Title: Land of Spices Author(s): Kate O'Brien ISBN: 0-7165-2204-7 / 978-0-7165-2204-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Irish University Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1970 : Paperback
 | Title: The Land of Spices (Virago Modern Classics) Author(s): Kate O'Brien Publisher: Virago Press Ltd Availability: Amazon More details... |
1958 : Paperback
 | Title: The Land Of Spices Author(s): kate O'Brien Publisher: Panther Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
Other Editions
1941 : Unknown
 | Title: The land of spices,: A novel Author(s): Kate O'Brien Publisher: Heinemann Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
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