Time Outworn, A

This special edition of the first book by Val Mulkearns (1951) is and unusual take on the coming of age novel, described by The New York Times as "delicate, sensitive, melancholy....written in a cool and lovely prose."

First published in 1951 by Chatto and Windus, the novel achieved widespread acclaim and Mulkearns went on to write nine more books, becoming a renowned post-war voice in Irish literature. She was among the first elected members of Aosdana.