Volunteers outside the USA: Brinsley MacNamara died in 1963. The author's work is still protected by copyright in places like Europe, where copyright is author's death plus 70 years and Australia (author's death plus 70 years for authors who died after 1955).
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The Valley of the Squinting Windows was the author's first novel and proved controversial. In it, he tells a realistic tale of life in a small Irish town as he saw it, rather than the romanticized version told by others, or how the locals wished to be seen. Mrs. Brennan, the local dressmaker, has opinions. Her son is off studying to become a priest, which elevates him -- and thus her -- in her opinion. Mr. Brennan is forgiven all his transgressions, on account of being father to the son. Mrs. Brennan is less tolerant of those not related to her and her acerbic tongue is well-known throughout the village. Imagine the villagers' satisfaction when young John Brennan doesn't quite follow the path anticipated by his mother!( )
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BC Admin - Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): (Brinsley MacNamara) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brinsley_MacNamara
- Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
- Number of sections (files) this project will have: 33
- Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: No
- Original publication date (if known): 1918
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Genres for the project: Culture & Heritage Fiction; General Fiction/Published 1900 onward
Keywords that describe the book: family, Ireland, priesthood
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