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Vor 5 Tagen · Long Island, the Irish writer Colm Tóibín’s new novel, is the follow-up to his popular 2009 book, Brooklyn, a coming-of-age story about a young woman named Eilis Lacey who leaves Ireland and ...
Vor 5 Tagen · Long Island is set in the last year—1976—when I lived in Enniscorthy, the small town in the southeast of Ireland where I was born. But, in fact, I have never really abandoned its dreamy streets, even during years spent in Spain or later in the United States, where I am now. It is not simply that I remember Enniscorthy.
Vor 5 Tagen · The funeral of Ireland rugby star and businessman Tony O’Reilly, who passed away at the age of 88 following a short illness, heard he was a “titanic figure” that lived a “true and amazing ...
Vor einem Tag · The editors are Lucy Holme, Patrick Holloway, Rosie Morris and Stephen Brophy. Their mission is to showcase emerging writers and artists, helping them on their creative and publishing journey. Where possible, they aim to offer constructive feedback to submitters whose work hasn’t quite made the cut. They are also committed to letting every submitter know the outcome of their submission. And ...
Vor 4 Tagen · Always a festival favourite, current Laureate for Irish Fiction and acclaimed author Colm Tóibín joins us for the inaugural event celebrating his new book, Long Island. The much-anticipated sequel to Brooklyn, this follow up sees protagonist Eilis, twenty years married and happily settled in the suburbs, turn back towards Ireland ...
Vor 4 Tagen · Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson. This was my first Persephone, and it remains a favourite. Set in London in the 1930s, Watson’s delightful book captures an extraordinary day in the life of Miss Guinevere Pettigrew, a rather timid, down-at-heel spinster who has fallen on hard times.
Vor 6 Tagen · Brophy cited that recent minor final against Offaly, where he estimated it was three or four Offaly to every one Tipp fan. “Like, are we a proper hurling county anymore? It’s unreal.
