Review

Edna O'Brien's latest book Girl is a retelling of the kidnapping of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls by Boko Haram

By Christine Kearney
Updated July 2 2021 - 3:46am, first published January 25 2020 - 5:00am

Prolific author Edna O'Brien made her name with The Country Girls. Published in 1960, the novel both scandalised her native Ireland and was celebrated there.

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