This study examines Edna O'Brien's representations of women in Ireland and beyond, Focusing on issues of 'femininity', 'masculinity' and 'Irishness'. Since the publication of her debut novel The Country Girls in 1960 Edna O'Brien has experimented with an impressive range of forms and genres. Her most recent trilogy, completed in 1999 with the publication of Wild Decembers, focuses on issues surrounding contemporary Ireland such as terrorism, decolonisation and abortion law. Concentrating mainly on the novels from 1960 to the present day Amanda Greenwood contests critical perceptions of...