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A Small Inheritance
The house and land bequeathed to distant relatives Kitty and Simon is the background to a web of deceit that involves them with Josh, a small-time crook.
As the country changes rapidly, the three characters react differently, keeping secrets from each other.The house was the home of a spinster, Miss Ursula Brennan and her brother,Father Benedict Brennan a missionary priest who has died in Nigeria. A descendant of one of his converts comes to preach amid the bustle of the Celtic Tiger while the local church applies for demolition.
In conflict with all the changes, the house is used, ironically, as the background for filming the classic "Castle Rackrent" of Maria Edgeworth.
As the country changes rapidly, the three characters react differently, keeping secrets from each other.The house was the home of a spinster, Miss Ursula Brennan and her brother,Father Benedict Brennan a missionary priest who has died in Nigeria. A descendant of one of his converts comes to preach amid the bustle of the Celtic Tiger while the local church applies for demolition.
In conflict with all the changes, the house is used, ironically, as the background for filming the classic "Castle Rackrent" of Maria Edgeworth.
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First published August 22, 2012
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March 3, 2013
A clever and compassionate story set in Ireland, with a wonderful cast of characters not least the old house inherited by Kitty and Simon. Pat Jourdan's short stories are marvellous, and so is this novel, parts of which reminded me of Molly Keane at her best.
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