The Little Red Chairs

Edna O'Brien nous offre de nouveau un roman magistral où l'atmosphère irlandaise est rendue à merveille. La tranquilité de la région et de ses habitants est bouleversée par l'arrivée d'un thérapeute au passé violent.

Who is the mysterious Dr Vlad? Is he simply a dapper eccentric, self-styled Balkan New Age healer who has chosen the forlorn Irish village of Cloonoila for its haunting natural beauty? Or is he something more? Edna O'Brien draws the reader into a fascinating and frightening journey to a certain heart of darkness where the headstrong Fidelmas falls under the spell of the charming stranger's ways which serves to illustrate the unexpected ways exile can lead to both the defeat and the renaissance of the individual. A moving and harrowing story which will not leave the reader indifferent after closing the book.