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The Commercial Lives of Irish Women, 1850–1922: Business as Usual by Antonia Hart
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The Garden and the Jungle by Edwy Plenel: A persuasive case against western panic over immigration
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The Pelican Child by Joy Williams: Stories of everyday happenings with one eye on the troubling future
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