Author:  O'Brien, Edna 
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Published on 7 July 2016 by FABER & FABER in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 208 pages
130 x 197 x 14 | 176g
Lose yourself in the legendary Edna O'Brien's simmering  romantic tale of a woman rediscovering herself on the French Riviera ...
'The taboo-breaking, the fabulous prose - there's no one like Edna O'Brien.' Anne Enright'Novels of heart-breaking empathy, rigorous honesty and peerless beauty.' Eimear McBride'Surprising and beautiful and courageous ..  A beacon.' Megan Nolan''Glittering energy.' Colm Tóibín
'Brilliant and brave.' Ann Patchett Separated from her husband and young son, Ellen leaves behind the loneliness of London for a new life of excitement and sexual freedom:a 'jaunt into iniquity' on the gorgeous French Riviera. However, she soon discovers that independence blurs into loneliness, especially when she receives some heart-breaking news ...
Banned in several countries on first publication, August is a Wicked Month is a shimmering, sensual tale of a woman rediscovering herself - and it feels just as glorious, radical, and escapist as today.