Leaves for the Burning
 First edition | |
| Author | Mervyn Wall |
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| Publisher | Methuen |
Publication date | 1952 |
Leaves for the Burning is Mervyn Wall's third novel, and his first non-humorous work. Set in a small town in the Irish midlands, it explores the passing of youth and opportunity and the onset of premature aging, against the backdrop of a fiercely-insular community.[1][2]
References
- ^ "Leaves for the Burning". www.swanriverpress.ie. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "Leaves for the Burning, Reviewed". Dublin Inquirer. Retrieved 18 December 2020.