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A first paperback edition, published by Allen Figgis /Riverrun, 1968, Dublin, of Padraic Colum's 1957 novel, The Flying Swans. Issued as part of the Riverrrum series .
This is an almost classical story on universal levels written with understanding and compassion for people, Irish folk tales, and youth. The growth of Ulick O'Rehill as he passes from childhood to early manhood is framed by the circumstances of his parents' marriage. Robert O'Rehill married below his station at the expense of his future, for he relinquished his share of the Moylough fortune in so doing. Fraught with guilt and a discreet connection with another woman, he abandons his young son and his pregnant wife, leaving them virtually to fend for themselves in the hostile arena of haughty in-laws.
Unloved and unwanted, Ulick's mother, Saba, leaves the O'Rehills to return to the house of her father and to raise her two sons fatherless in the midst of probing and often cruel curiosity. Saba's death, the return of Robert, the younger son's melancholia, Ulick's loss of his apprenticeship -these events come and go but the quest for self-discovery and justice persist. A truly moving book for lovers of Irish literature ( from Kirkus Reviews )
Condition - light uneven fade to the covers, not ex library, no inscriptions, only light edgewear to the covers. The laminate is peeling off the lower edge of the front cover, a common issue with this series.
