The twilight of Edna O’Brien: son chronicles novelist’s dedication to her craft and the dread of loss

The Guardian 43 h Ireland

Carlo Gébler describes mother’s doomed battle to complete a final book as age and infirmity sapped her powers – and his own feelings about her passing After visiting his dying mother in London, Carlo Gébler returned to his rural home in Northern Ireland one night and encountered a hedgehog sitting on the doormat. A thought bubbled up: his mother had died and returned as this woodland creature. In

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