House of Splendid Isolation

First UK edition
(publ. Weidenfeld & Nicolson)

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.

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