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Vivid, universal, and emotionally complex, Night Road raises profound questions about motherhood, identity, love, and forgiveness. It is a luminous, heartbreaking novel that captures both the exquisite pain of loss and the stunning power of hope. This is Kristin Hannah at her very best, telling...
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In Caitríona Ní Chléirchín’s fifth collection, Rince Aeir, we find haunting poems of love, loss and loneliness, while identity, belonging and emigration are among the recurring themes in Idir Dhá Fhearsaid, a superb first collection from Róise Ní Bhaoill. In an...
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