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Homage To An Irish Childhood: Never No More by Maura Laverty

January 15, 2020January 31, 2020 BookerTalk 11 Comments Classics Club, Maura Laverty, Virago Modern Classics

Never No More is a delightful tale that evokes the generosity of spirit at the heart of a small rural

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Classics Club Spin Lands On A Virago Modern Classic

December 24, 2019August 20, 2020 BookerTalk 16 Comments Classics Club; Classic novels, Virago Modern Classics

When I put my list together for the latest Classics Club Spin I was hoping it would land on Anthony

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July 2, 2018August 17, 2021 BookerTalk 35 Comments Virago Modern Classics

After months of admirable self restraint, the flood gates opened in the last few months and all my attempts to

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Snapshot of August 2017

August 2, 2017April 14, 2021 BookerTalk 62 Comments #20booksofsummer, Jonathan Tulloch, Man Booker Prize, Molly Keane, Seren, Virago Modern Classics

As a new month begins I’m sitting here feeling very sorry for myself . After a year of being stuffed

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A Favourite of the Gods by Sybille Bedford: #Virago

September 6, 2016 BookerTalk 14 Comments Sybille Bedford, Virago Modern Classics

A Favourite of the Gods by Sybille Bedford: A powerful story of 2 generations of women

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