The Little Red Chairs, (Paperback)

from EBT1002

This roman a clef is the story of Fidelma, an Irish woman who falls under the spell of Dr. Vladimir Dragan, who comes to their small town as a healer and "sex therapist". His character is based on Radovan Karadžić, the "Butcher of Bosnia". Told from various POVs, including that of Vlad as he trie...

from Fergus_Cooper

This is a book about loss, judgement and about appreciating what you have. Religion and nationality are other themes here. Fidelma, the protagonist, has married the wrong man, he being too old for her and they not being able to have children. She is duped by the charismatic & handsome bohemian wh...

from janerawoof

A chilling but mesmerizing roman a clef about an Irish woman, Fidelma, and her village taken in by the strange Dr. Vladimir Dragan, who comes to their small town as a "sex therapist". His character is based on Radovan Karadzic, the "Butcher of Bosnia". Details of atrocities in Bosnia follow, also...

from thewanderingjew

The Little Red Chairs, Edna O'Brien, author; Juliet Stevenson, narrator In March, of 2016, Radovan Karadzik was sentenced to 40 years in prison for crimes against humanity by the United Nations Court in The Hague. He led the siege of Sarajevo, beginning in 1992 and continuing until 1995, in which...

from timswings

This novel is about a stranger, who calls himself a faith healer and his dealings with a romantic woman in a small, west-coast Irish village. Not only she, but the whole village and especially the women, are fast under the spell of this charismatic stranger from the Balkans. The consequences for ...