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I imagined lamplight, shadows, soft voices, clothes put away, the low sound of late news on the radio. And I thought as I crossed the bridge at Baggot Street to face the last stretch of my own journey home that no matter what I had done, I had not done that.' In the captivating stories that... read more

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Sometimes when the evening had almost ended, Lady Gregory would catch someone's eye for a moment and that would be enough to make her remember.

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Silence
The Empty Family
Two Women
One Minus One
The Pearl Fishers
Barcelona, 1975
The New Spain
The Colour of Shadows
The Street

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This book is in Kirkus Reviews: Best Fiction of 2011. (authoritative list)
This book is in Amazon.com Best Books of 2011. (authoritative list)
This is book 3 of 10 in Amazon.com Best Books of January (2011). (authoritative list)

Preceded by The Weird Sisters, and followed by The Lover's Dictionary.

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  1. Colm Tóibín (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Scribner
Country: Ireland
Publication Date: 1 October 2010
ISBN: 978-1439138328
Page Count: 288

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