Big Maggie. A Play in Three Acts. Cork: Mercier Press, 1969. First Edition. Pp, 94. Very good copy in very clean d.j. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on front free endpaper.

Dust jacket photograph of Marie Kean as Big Maggie and Arthur O’Sullivan as Byrne.

The story of Big Maggie Polpin and her attempts to keep her family together after the death of her husband is an enduring theatre. The play explores themes of family dynamics, ambition, and the consequences of asserting control.

Publisher’s review slip loosely inserted.