The Silence of Barbara Synge

by W.J. McCormack and Bill McCormack

The silence of Barbara Synge' provides a fascinating companion volume to Bill McCormack's acclaimed 'Fool of the family' (2000), a biography of the playwright J.M. Synge (1871-1909).

Taking the alledged death of Mrs John Hatch (n e Synge) in 1767 as a focal point, this book explores the varied strands of the Synge family tree in eighteenth and nineteenth century Ireland.

Key events in the family's history are carefully documented, including...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719062799
• ISBN13: 9780719062797
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"