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Louise Kennedy
‘A dazzling, heartbreaking debut collection’ Guardian
‘Kennedy’s voice, and her unforgiving gaze, are electric’ Sunday Times
‘These stories sing, haunt and inspire laughter … One of the best collections I’ve…
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If you picked up this book hoping to learn how to pull a rabbit out of a hat or master random tricks and illusions, then you’re going to be disappointed.
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Tender and shocking, Trespasses is an unforgettable debut of people trying to live ordinary lives in extraordinary times.
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* AN OBSERVER DEBUT NOVELIST FOR 2022 *
‘A compulsively readable love story’ EMMA DONOGHUE ‘Intense, unflinchingly honest, it broke my heart a million times’ MARIAN KEYES ‘Absolutely loved it’…
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Set in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, a shattering debut novel about a young woman caught between allegiance to community and unsanctioned love –
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
"Brilliant, beautiful, heartbreaking."-J.Courtney Sullivan, New York Times Book Review
"TRESPASSES vaults Kennedy…
Brilliant, dark stories of women's lives by "a very major talent" (Joseph O'Connor, Irish Times)
In these visceral, stunningly crafted stories by the author of the much-acclaimed Trespasses, women's lives…
Louise Kennedy Mabie
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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""The Lights Are Bright"" is a novel written by Louise Kennedy Mabie and published in 1914. The story follows the life of a young woman named Beryl King, who dreams…
Louise Kennedy tells stories from her childhood on a pioneer farm in Alberta, Canada.
Una Mannion
Captivating, tender and deeply moving, Tell Me What I Am is an unforgettable portrait of the indelible bonds of family - and how far we will go for the ones…
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She knows that this is one man’s doing: her sister’s ex has gotten away with an unspeakable crime. Questioning the story isn’t allowed. Ruby - despite her idyllic childhood on…
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Emmanuel Kennedy-Xypolitas
A festschrift comprised of fifty-five essays, poems, and reminiscences in memory of Jungian analyst and author Marie-Louise von Franz with material documenting her life and work. It includes a biographical…
This book brings together research on the semantics and pragmatics of adjectives and adverbs. It integrates lexical and compositional semantics and provides a full account of the structural and interpretive…
Rae Kennedy
I've been in love with Wes since I was in braces. Him--not so much. But this is the summer I'm finally going to get him to notice me. Unfortunately, my…
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Marie-Louise Von Franz,Marie-Louise Von Franz
The author attempts to describe the phenomenon of projection and how a projection can be withdrawn and integrated. The book shows the role of projection in the history of religion…
Helen Kennedy, Katie Hale, Louise Finnigan, Jacqueline Ward
Four stories of feathers, blood and eggs. These are journeys fuelled by love, loss and self-discovery, in which characters must fight or take flight.
An anthology of writing from celebrated authors - Marina Warner, Kamila Shamsie, Noam Chomsky, A. L. Kennedy and more - reflecting on experiences of otherness
Using a wide-range of interdisciplinary perspectives which examine the diverse issues of urban policy, regeneration and economic and social change, this book explores the transition of Glasgow from a de-industrial…
Amanda Craig,A.L. Kennedy,Helen Simpson,Paul McVeigh,Alison Moore
A stunning collection of seventeen stories by a vibrant mix of established and emerging writers. The best short story collection to come out of lockdown! Contributors include A L Kennedy…
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