Tóibín, Colm (2024) Long Island. Picador. This sequel to Brooklyn is set twenty years on. Eilis Fiorello, now in her forties, has created a happy life with her Italian-American plumber husband Tony, with two children, living in close proximity to her in-laws in Lindenhurst, Long Island. One day a stranger comes knocking at her door… Continue reading May-June Picks
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McTiernan, Dervla (2024) What Happened to Nina? HarperCollins. When Simon returns home without Nina, his longterm girlfriend, after a weekend stay at his family's rural property in Vermont, Nina's parents become anxious and call in the police. Simon's explanation doesn't make any sense. What has happened to Nina? Simon's affluent parents rush to protect him,… Continue reading April Picks
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Dench, Judi (2023) Shakespeare: The Man who Pays the Rent. M. Joseph. In a series of conversations Judi Dench reminisces about her Shakespearean roles over the past seven-decades. She takes us through the plays and her roles, from Lady Macbeth and Titania to Ophelia and Portia, sharing vignettes, revelations, triumphs and disasters. A love letter… Continue reading March Picks
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Klein, Naomi (2023) Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World. Allen Lane. Celebrated activist Naomi Klein takes us into the doppelganger world of conspiracy culture. Her own doppelganger, Naomi Wolf, with whom she has been chronically confused, was once a liberal feminist darling, but after being publicly shamed she entered the mirror world of conspiracy… Continue reading February Picks
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