The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne is an unflinching and deeply sympathetic portrait of a woman destroyed by self and circumstance. First published in 1955, it marked Brian Moore as a major figure in English literature (he would go on to be short-listed three times for the Booker Prize) and established him as an astute chronicler of the human soul.
Judith Hearne is an unmarried woman of a certain age who has come down in society. She has few skills and is full of the prejudices and pieties of her genteel Belfast upbringing. But Judith has a secret life. And she is just one heartbreak away from revealing it to the world.

Off to Mankyi who chose it from the Alphabet VBB. Sending it with another book. Enjoy!

Thank you! Looking forward to reading it.
EDIT: Wow, this book is SOMETHING! For the start, there's not a single positive character in the whole book, and I love such books! Secondly, poor pooor Judith! Honestly! That woman!! Seems like the whole world is against her, including herself.
I love the writer's precise, sharp writing. Truly a pleasure to read!

This book is travelling to Russia, as part of "Random Book Tag" on Postcroossing website. I hope the new owner enjoys it as much as I did!! :)
If you aren't familiar with Bookcrossing, take a few minutes to check out this very cool site. Bookcrossers LOVE books, and more than anything, they love to read books and then set them free for other people to find and enjoy. I would love it if you would leave a journal entry -- you can say where you found the book or how you liked it when you read it.

Thank you so much! I have read it and I liked it. So interesting!