In the Middle of the Fields
First published in 1967 by Constable
This edition published in 2016 by
New Island Books
16 Priory Hall Office Park
Stillorgan
County Dublin
Republic of Ireland
The stories in this book were revised by the author following their publication in the 1967 edition. In 1985, the revised stories were included in The Stories of Mary Lavin (Vol 3). It is these revised versions that comprise this present edition.
‘In the Middle of the Fields’, ‘The Lucky Pair’, ‘Heart of Gold’, ‘The Cuckoo Spit’, and ‘One Summer’ first appeared in The New Yorker.
Introduction © Colm Tóibín, 2016
Copyright © The Literary Estate of Mary Lavin, 2016
The right of Mary Lavin to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright and Related Rights Act, 2000.
PRINT ISBN: 978-1-84840-531-8
EPUB ISBN: 978-1-84840-532-5
MOBI ISBN: 978-1-84840-533-2
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British Library Cataloguing Data.
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New Island received financial assistance from The Arts Council (An Chomhairle Ealaíon), 70 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, and Meath County Council.
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