In 1960 Edna O'Brien took an axe to the frozen sea of Irish social conformity with her sexually charged debut novel "The County Girls". In Ireland, the book was immediately banned – and burned.

Surrounded by family, Edna Olson passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 7, 2024 at the age of 88 years. Mum was born May 19, 1936 in Riding Mountain, MB, and raised near Kelwood MB. Following ...