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Irish author speaks about regret at having once worked with publisher she later realised had ties to Israeli military
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Whidbey by T Kira Madden: Unexpected compassion for child-rapist’s mother impresses in this debut
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The Powerful Primate by Roland Ennos: A startling conclusion about pre-Famine Ireland
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Light and Thread by Han Kang: An intriguing collection that does justice to its author’s singular voice
By Colm McKenna
The Things We Never Say: Elizabeth Strout taps into something very alive in the human psyche
By Helen Cullen
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