The Banyan Tree: A Novel
- ISBN-10
- 1559705116
- ISBN-13
- 9781559705110
- Series
- The Banyan Tree
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 374
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Arcade Publishing
- Author
- Christopher Nolan
Description
A richly textured tale of rural Ireland chronicles the life and times of eightysomethingyearold Minnie O'Brien as she struggles to preserve the farm left to her by her husband as she awaits the return of her prodigal younger son. A first novel. By the author of Under the Eye of the Clock. 1,000,000 first printing.
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