''Death and Nightingales'' is a 1992 novel by Irish writer

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Plot

1883, County Fermanagh, Ireland. On Beth Winters' twenty-third birthday, decades of pain and betrayal finally build to a devastating climax.

Reception

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described ''Death and Nightingales'' as "a deeply moving, powerful, and unforgettable book." ''

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'' called it a "modern classic."

Adaptation

In 2018, a three-part television adaptation with the same name, starring

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and

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was broadcast. It was produced by

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and

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's studio,

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References

{{Reflist 1992 Irish novels Irish historical novels Vintage Books books Novels set in the 1880s