num_pages: 272
description: A novel set in Ireland relates the story of a young girl who becomes pregnant by her father, a situation made worse when it becomes fodder for the mill of church, state, and the town square. Reprint.
language: English
title: Down by the River
titlecomplete: Down by the River
genres: 20th Century, Ireland, Book Club, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Irish Literature, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 637
series: Modern Ireland Trilogy
publisher: Plume