Back in England, Megs tells Nan that Colleen killed herself after getting pregnant out of wedlock with a man who disappeared. Not long later, Nan leaves Ireland when she learns of her sister Colleen's death. Before Finbarr leaves for the front, he gives Nan a claddagh ring and promises to start a life with her when he returns. By the end of the summer, the Great War has broken out. The following summer, Nan returns to Ballycotton, where she and Finbarr renew their close friendship. Meanwhile, she is simultaneously falling in love with a jovial local boy named Finbarr Mahoney. Throughout the summer months, Nan falls in love with the Irish countryside. One summer, Nan's parents allow her to visit her uncle Jack and aunt Rosie in Ballycotton, Ireland, where they run the family farm. The following summary assumes a linear structure and relies upon the present tense.Īs a girl, Nan O'Dea grows up in England with her mother, father, and three sisters, Megs, Louisa, and Colleen. The narrative vacillates between various periods in time and uses the past and present tenses. The novel toys with conventional notions of point of view, plot, and structure. Nina de Gramont's novel The Christie Affair is written from the main character Nan O'Dea's first person point of view. The following version of this book was used to create the guide: de Gramont, Nina.
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