← Julia O'FaolainWomen in the Wallby Julia O'FaolainNovel of Irish nuns walled away for centuries, revealed through modern discoveryFind on Amazon↗About the authorJulia O'FaolainO'Faolain, daughter of Sean, is herself a distinguished novelist whose Women in the Wall and No Country for Young Men brought Irish women's experience to international attention. Her fiction combines feminist intelligence with historical range.More by Julia O'FaolainNo Country for Young MenNovel tracing Irish history through generations amid nationalism and personal tragedy→The Obedient Wife→Godded and Codded→The Irish Signorina→