SOURCE: "Tough Luck: The Unfortunate Birth of Edna O'Brien," in Colby Library Quarterly, Vol. XXIII, No. 4, December, 1987, pp. 216-23.
In the following essay, Haule examines O'Brien's treatment of birth, infancy, childhood, and motherhood in her works.
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