Girl With Green Eyes
- ISBN
- 0140021086
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Published
- 1981
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 212
- Genre
- Fiction
- Location
- 023
About the book
Girl with Green Eyes by Edna O'Brien is a novel about Caithleen Cait Brady, a young woman who moves from rural Ireland to 1950s Dublin to build an independent life. She enters a complex relationship with Eugene Gaillard, an older, sophisticated foreign man, which sparks strong opposition from her conservative family and Catholic community. The story explores themes of personal freedom, love, and the struggles of young women breaking away from rigid social expectations.