In the Forest

2002 novel by Edna O'Brien

For the 1944 book by Marie Hall Ets, see In the Forest (picture book).

In the Forest

First edition cover (US)

Author| Edna O'Brien
Audio read by| Stephen Rea[1]
Language| English
Genre| novel
Set in| west of Ireland, 1980s–90s
Publisher| Weidenfeld (UK)
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (US)
Publication place| Republic of Ireland
Media type| Print: hardback
Pages| 208
ISBN| 978-0-618-19730-9

Dewey Decimal

| 823.92
LC Class| PR6065.B7 I5
Preceded by| Wild Decembers
Followed by| The Light of Evening

In the Forest is a 2002 novel by Irish novelist Edna O'Brien. The novel is set in Ireland, and is based on a triple homicide: the 1994 murder of Imelda Riney, her son Liam and Catholic priest Fr Joe Walsh by Brendan O'Donnell.[2][3][4][5][6]

## References

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1. ^ "In The Forest [Audio], Edna O'Brien Stephen Rea (Read ) - Shop Online for Books in the United States". www.fishpond.com.
2. ^ "A fiction too far". The Irish Times.
3. ^ "Fiction Book Review: IN THE FOREST by Edna O'Brien". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
4. ^ "The country girl's home truths". The Guardian. 3 May 2002. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
5. ^ Crain, Caleb (7 April 2002). "The Dead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
6. ^ FitzHerbert, Claudia. "She played with fire". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2016.

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Works by Edna O'Brien

Novels|

* The Country Girls (1960)
* Girls in Their Married Bliss (1964)
* August Is a Wicked Month (1965)
* Casualties of Peace (1966)
* A Pagan Place (1970)
* The High Road (1988)
* Time and Tide (1992)
* House of Splendid Isolation (1994)
* Down by the River (1996)
* Wild Decembers (1999)
* In the Forest (2002)
* The Light of Evening (2006)
* The Little Red Chairs (2015)
* Girl (2019)

Short story collections|

* Saints and Sinners (2011)

Drama|

* A Pagan Place (1970)

Non-fiction|

* Country Girl (2012)

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