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Product Description Eileen Hughes, twenty years old and never before out of Northern Ireland, has arrived in London for a week's holiday with Bernard and Mona McAuley, who are not only her employers but also, she believes, her friends. In Brian Moore's masterful handling, this seemingly simple story darkens and expands, exploring the nature of obsession―both spiritual and erotic―with an elegance, anarchic playfulness, and imagination that recall Henry Green or Muriel Spark. Review “This is the most amazing book... [Moore's] characters are piercingly real, his scenes supercharged with emotional intensity, lurking evil, and threatened innocence.” ―Chicago Sun-Times on Brian Moore“[Moore] is my favorite living novelist. Each new book of his is unpredictable, dangerous, and amusing. He treats the novel as a tamer treats a wild beast.” ―Graham Greene on Brian Moore“Of all our present novelists he is for me the one whose books most immediately evoke and touch my private feelings and fears.” ―Christopher Ricks, New Statesman on Brian Moore From the Publisher 'Brian Moore is surely one of the most versatile and compelling novelists writing today.' -Daily Telegraph'I cannot think of another living male novelist who writes about women with such sympathy and understanding.' - Times Literary Supplement 'The book is on fire, and goes on burning in one's memory.' - New York Times 'Moore is a brilliant storyteller, a novelist of great subtlety and depth.' - Independent on Sunday About the Author Brian Moore was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1921. He served with the Ministry of War in North Africa, Italy, and France during the Second World War. He emigrated to Canada in 1948 and worked as a newspaper reporter for the MontrealGazette from 1948 until 1952.While living in Canada, Moore wrote his first three novels,The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne,The Feast of Lupercal, andThe Luck of Ginger Coffey, the first two set in Belfast, the third in Montreal. In 1959 he moved to the United States, but Canada continued to play a role in his later novels, includingI Am Mary Dunne,The Great Victorian Collection, andBlack Robe. His many honours included two Governor General’s Awards for Fiction.Brian Moore died in Malibu, California, in 1999. From AudioFile Eileen Hughes, an Irish shopgirl, has been taken under the wing of her wealthy employers, the McAuleys, who treat her to a London holiday "ˆ trois." During the trip Eileen discovers the dark side of life as she becomes the innocent victim of the McAuleys' complicated relationship. With her thick, Irish accent, Tomelty gives a delightful rendering, which gives both texture and depth to the tale. Her skill with accents and character portrayals is evident throughout: a young American who enters the story sounds very male, very American, and--like the rest of the characters--very believable. There is nothing rote about this performance which is highly recommended. R.B.F. An AUDIOFILE Earphones Award winner (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine