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Edna O'Brien introduces us to a new cast of restless, searching people who remind us of our own humanity. A librarian waits in the lobby of a posh Dublin hotel - expecting to meet a celebrated poet while reflecting on the great love who disappointed her. Irish workers dream of becoming millionaires in London, but long for their quickly changing homeland - exiles in both places. A searing anatomy of class is seen through a little girl's eyes.
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"One of the 2001 books of the year. ...prose as rich as loam...a piercingly beautiful combination of yearning and disappointment, violence and endurance."
The Atlantic
"Suzanne Bertish's audio performance harmonizes superbly with O'Brien's melancholy short stories...Bertish's narration universally captures the stories' essence...O'Brien's lyrical prose imagines diverse characters and circumstances...all are heard in this evenly paced and deeply profound performance."
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"Throughout, tragedy mingles with beauty, yearning with survival, and destruction with moments of grace."
Publishers Weekly