Marie Jones, Women on the Verge of HRT

Amanda Clarke (McGill University)

Ed. by Anne Markey, Dublin City University
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.4: Irish Writing and Culture, 400-present.
Vol. editors: Paul Delaney (Trinity College Dublin), Anne Markey (Dublin City University), Ian Campbell Ross (Trinity College Dublin), Sinéad Sturgeon (Queen's University Belfast)

Dates

First circulation or publication Aug 1995

Places

Northern Ireland (Country of Origin)
United Kingdom (Publication/ performance)

Genres and Modes

Play

Resources

Women on the Verge of HRT focuses on two forty-something-year-old women approaching menopause and mid-life crises. Vera and Anna are reeling from failed (or failing) marriages and fear that their desirability is fading with age. Vera expresses their anxieties when she wonders aloud: “How do you prepare for being on the sexual scrap heap? ...Do all us over-forties bring our sexy underwear and our face creams and throw them on a big bonfire?” (5). Rather than acquiescing and booking into a “sex hospice” (5), however, the two women embark on a weekend getaway to County Donegal to attend a concert by Daniel O’Donnell.

Daniel O’Donnell is a singing sensation with a legion of mature female fans. The concert not only p…

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Citation: Clarke, Amanda. "Women on the Verge of HRT". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 20 January 2014 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=35211, accessed 19 April 2024.]

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