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
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 Montreal
Gazette from 1948 until 1952.
While living in Canada, Moore wrote his first three novels,
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne,
The Feast of Lupercal, and
The 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, including
I Am Mary Dunne,
The Great Victorian Collection, and
Black Robe. His many honours included two Governor General’s Awards for Fiction.
Brian Moore died in Malibu, California, in 1999.
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