House of Splendid Isolation

House of Splendid Isolation
	First UK edition (publ. Weidenfeld & Nicolson)
Author	Edna O'Brien
Publication date	June 1, 1994
ISBN	0-374-17309-5

House of Splendid Isolation is a 1994 novel by Irish novelist Edna O'Brien. The novel depicts the relations of an Irish Republican Army^[which?] terrorist and his hostage, an elderly woman.^[1] The novel brings elements of the thriller genre to O'Brien's ongoing explorations of Irish society.^[1] It is based on the life of Dominic McGlinchy, whom O'Brien interviewed while incarcerated in Portlaoise Prison.

^ ^a ^b L'Heureux, John (26 June 1994). "The Terrorist and the Lady". New York Times Review of Books.

[:0-1] L'Heureux, John (26 June 1994). "The Terrorist and the Lady". New York Times Review of Books.

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