A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy
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
A slender book, at eighty-one pages, but one that makes a big impact. Its subject: the final reflections of Mary, …
The Book of Killowen by Erin Hart
I’ve been waiting for this book since reading Erin Hart‘s last book, False Mermaid, published in 2010. I can understand …
39 of 55: Broken Harbor by Tana French
Nursing a nasty summer cold, I was comforted by having Tana French’s new Broken Harbor to keep my mind off …
31 of 55: Saints and Sinners by Edna O’Brien
Saints and Sinners is a collection of Edna O’Brien’s recent short stories. I’ve read two of her novels—Wild Decembers (1999) …
24 of 55: The Forgotten Waltz by Anne Enright
I’d jotted down The Forgotten Waltz on one or two reading lists, but I’d overlooked it until browsing the shelves …
21 of 55: Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy
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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