Growing up between the west coast of Ireland and the coal regions of Pennsylvania, Sophie O'Connor's childhood is nearly idyllic. At an early age, she is introduced to the greats of Irish literature--Yeats and Joyce, Oscar Wilde, Shaw, and Seamus Heaney, and Sophie thrives surrounded by the great myths and legends of these writers.
Just before Sophie's sixteenth birthday, her life takes a tragic turn, seemingly imitating the stories and poems she has learned and loved. Rather than face her heartbreak, Sophie seals herself off from the world around her, allowing only the love of her...
Growing up between the west coast of Ireland and the coal regions of Pennsylvania, Sophie O'Connor's childhood is nearly idyllic. At an early age, ...
Growing up between the west coast of Ireland and the coal regions of Pennsylvania, Sophie O'Connor's childhood is nearly idyllic. At an early age, she is introduced to the greats of Irish literature--Yeats and Joyce, Oscar Wilde, Shaw, and Seamus Heaney, and Sophie thrives surrounded by the great myths and legends of these writers.
Just before Sophie's sixteenth birthday, her life takes a tragic turn, seemingly imitating the stories and poems she has learned and loved. Rather than face her heartbreak, Sophie seals herself off from the world around her, allowing only the love of her...
Growing up between the west coast of Ireland and the coal regions of Pennsylvania, Sophie O'Connor's childhood is nearly idyllic. At an early age, ...