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Caoilinn Hughes
Equal parts hilarious and profound, The Alternatives is a powerful new novel about four gifted Irish sisters, from a major literary voice. Perfect for fans of Jonathan Franzen, Maggie O'Farrell…
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An exhilarating, anarchic look at contemporary Ireland, from one of the country’s most exciting new voices
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The Flattery sisters were plunged prematurely into adulthood when their parents died in tragic circumstances. Now in their thirties - all single, all with PhDs - they are each attempting…
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Equal parts hilarious and profound, The Alternatives is an urgent new novel from a major voice in Irish fiction
"A bold, beautiful, complex novel, and I can't wait to read what Hughes writes next. She, too, is an unstoppable force." -New York Times Book Review
"A tale about sisterhood…
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A hilarious and anarchic portrait of a downwardly mobile family in post-crash Dublin
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This extraordinary debut collection by a young Irish poet living in New Zealand marries poetry to the languages of science.
Vahni Capildeo,Adam Crothers,Alex Wong,Caoilinn Hughes
The latest anthology in the bestselling series.