Title: Down by the river /
Authors: O'Brien, Edna.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
Year: 1997
Subjects: Fathers and daughters Ireland Fiction.; Pregnant women Ireland Fiction.; Single women Ireland Fiction.; Ireland Fiction.
Abstract: In Ireland a girl is raped by her father, but is prevented from having an abortion until a court decides if she can, by which time it is likely to be too late. Mary McNamara, 14, becomes a virtual prisoner and a political football for factions of every kind. Based on real events by the author of House of Splendid Isolation.