biography
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Keane, Molly
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professional name of Mary Nesta Keane, pseudonym M J Farrell
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| sex:
| female
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| lived:
| (1905–96)
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| biography:
| Writer, born in Co Kildare, E Ireland. She wrote her first book at the age of 17 under the pseudonym M J Farrell, and wrote 10 novels in the period 1928–52, including The Rising Tide (1937), Two Days in Aragon (1941), and Loving Without Tears (1951), drawing her material from the foibles of her own class. She also wrote plays, such as Spring Meeting (1938), Ducks and Drakes (1942), and Dazzling Prospect (1961). When her husband died at 36 she stopped writing for many years, but Good Behaviour (1981, televised 1983), short-listed for the Booker Prize, led to the reprinting of many of her books and a revival of critical appreciation. Later books included Time After Time (1983, televised 1986) and Loving and Giving (1988). |
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