Imisebenzi emikhulu ayinakonakala. ICountry Girls Trilogy idlula kusukela ekushicilelweni kwayo kwasekuqaleni ngo-1960 kuze kube namuhla ngokujula nangokusebenza okufanayo.
Imayelana nomuntu, ngobungani, ngombono wabesifazane emhlabeni, nezingqinamba zawo nokuthi kungani kungenjalo, futhi nezikhathi zawo zobukhazikhazi.
UKate noBaba bangabangani ababili ababelane ngakho konke kusukela ebuntwaneni, benalowo muzwa wokwaneliseka oza nokuqhubekela phambili endleleni yempilo engajwayelekanga kokufakelwayo, egcwele imizwa yokuqala yomuntu endaweni eyisisekelo efana Emaphandleni ase-Ireland, isizinda esicindezelayo kubo kodwa futhi esifeza lowo muzwa wokuhlanganiswa okudingekayo kwemiphefumulo emibili maqondana nokusinda.
Isimo somlando womuntu womsebenzi asinakushaywa indiva, kanye nemiphumela yaso emibi kulowo mhlaba engikhulume ngawo phambilini. UbuKhatholika obumnyama obabubusa kulezo zingxenye abuzange buthathe nakancane ukugxekwa okunamandla ngokombono wemibhalo, ezithombeni nasezimpawu.
Ngoba uKate noBaba balandisa ngesidingo sabo sokubaleka kuleli jele elisemaphandleni. Bona, njengabesifazane, basebenzise ithuba lokuxhasana ukufuna ama-horizons amasha ngale kwezinsuku ezingapheli zokukhumbula ezweni elijule kakhulu lase-Ireland.
IDublin bekungelona izwe lesethembiso ababengacabanga nalo. KuseLondon kuphela lapho bathola khona amazwibela enkululeko, yize iqiniso lokuthi imishado yabo eminyakeni eyalandela yanikeza umuzwa ofanayo wokungajabuli ngendima yabo njengabesifazane abashadile.
Umhlaba ubonakala uyincwadi evaliwe kuKate noBaba, impikiswano yezimpilo zabo edwetshiwe ngemigqa ehlelekile engenawo amanothi asemkhawulweni noma okusalungiswa. Kepha akekho phakathi kwalaba ababili ozoyeka ukubhekana nokuphila nayo yonke imiphetho yayo.
Jabulela uthando nezinto ozithandayo, wamukele izinhlungu njengengxenye yomzabalazo wenkululeko ...
UKate noBaba, lapho sebekhulile, bazokwazi ukuthi bakulungele ukwenza noma iyiphi enye impilo entsha. Umshado, izingane, umuzwa osangana wokuthi intando yokuba yisithunjwa ekucatshangweni kwesifazane njengokuthile okusizayo.
Izincwadi ngobuningi ngenhloso yokuziphindiselela. U-O'Brien wagxumela enkundleni yokubhala ngawo-60 ngale ndaba ebalulekile, naphezu kokungabaza, yandiswa ezingxenyeni ezimbili ezilandelayo ezakha ivolumu. Futhi ngale kwesifiso sokubanga isikhala esenqatshwa njalo, u-O'Brien wayazi nokuthi angabhala kanjani amanoveli amahle anomthamo wamahlaya njenge-placebo ethokozisayo yokungajabuli. Indaba egcwele ubuntu, ubungani bangempela nezinhlamvu ezihehayo ngokuphelele.
Manje usungathenga i- I-Country Girls Trilogy, incwadi enkulu ka U-Edna O'Brien, lapha: