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Eggshells by Caitriona Lally

June 13, 2019 by lumenatrix Leave a Comment

I’m not really sure where to start with this book. I’m not really even totally sure how I feel about this book at all. This book was just awarded the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, which is given out every year by Trinity College Dublin, which is where Caitriona Lally happens to work… as a janitor. I read an article about her and was intrigued. She got the idea for the book when she was unemployed after being laid off and spent her days roaming […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Caitriona Lally, eggshells, Fiction

lumenatrix's CBR11 Review No:16 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Caitriona Lally, eggshells, Fiction ·
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Random and Vaguely Disturbing

May 8, 2017 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: People who like a whole lot of randomness in their novels. In a nutshell: Woman who was likely abused when a child believes she’s a fairy and travels Dublin searching for her real home. Line that sticks with me: “A politician is calling on another politician to do something. I would like to call on someone to do something but I don’t know if anyone would listen.” Why I chose it: On independent bookstore day in Seattle, I visited 19 bookstores. Many were […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Caitriona Lally

ASKReviews's CBR9 Review No:35 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Caitriona Lally ·
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