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A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy

February 15, 2014

Published posthumously, A Week in Winter is Irish author Maeve Binchy’s final novel. While it will never be classified as …

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The Testament of Mary by Colm Tóibín

November 4, 2013

A slender book, at eighty-one pages, but one that makes a big impact. Its subject: the final reflections of Mary, …

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The Book of Killowen by Erin Hart

May 19, 2013

I’ve been waiting for this book since reading Erin Hart‘s last book, False Mermaid, published in 2010. I can understand …

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39 of 55: Broken Harbor by Tana French

August 13, 2012

Nursing a nasty summer cold, I was comforted by having Tana French’s new Broken Harbor to keep my mind off …

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31 of 55: Saints and Sinners by Edna O’Brien

June 24, 2012

Saints and Sinners is a collection of Edna O’Brien’s recent short stories. I’ve read two of her novels—Wild Decembers (1999) …

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24 of 55: The Forgotten Waltz by Anne Enright

May 11, 2012

I’d jotted down The Forgotten Waltz on one or two reading lists, but I’d overlooked it until browsing the shelves …

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21 of 55: Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy

April 29, 2012

It’s true. I love reading Maeve Binchy. Skimming her list of past titles, I realized I’ve read almost all of …

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