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Fiction - paperback; Faber & Faber; 208 pages; 2016. Edna O'Brien's fourth novel, August is a Wicked Month, was first published in 1965 and subsequently banned by the Irish censors for the story's sexual candour. That candour comes in the form of the book's protagonist, Ellen, a 27-year-old Irishwoman separated from her husband, who goes... |
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readingmattersblog.com
Fiction - paperback; Flamingo; 176 pages; 2003. First published in 1970, Paula Fox'sDesperate Characters has recently been "rediscovered" and much acclaimed by the literary elite (in the introduction to this edition, Jonathan Franzen says that when he first read the book in 1991 he "fell in love with it. It seemed to me obviously superior... |
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lizzysiddal.wordpress.com
Today it's time for a virtual cruise down the Moselle, possibly my favourite river in Germany. The reason ... Our dear God did not wish / that fine wine should go to waste. / Thus he gave not just the vine / also the requisite sense of taste. (Purists won't like that translation, but I... |
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wordsandpeace.com
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF BOOKS REVIEWED ON THIS BLOG BY AUTHOR'S LAST NAME - 2,099 titles, as of 3/14/2026 - FR means the review is mostly in French Let me know if you notice one of my reviews is not listed here A - B - C - D - E - F - G -... |
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