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Readers who have enjoyed Tóibín’s novels will find much to admire in this collection, especially in those stories that are rooted in these imagined and half-submerged pasts. It’s the drama of what isn’t said, what doesn’t occur – but what mightThe Telegraph

After this, I’m going to have to read every damn thing he’s ever writ­ten. He really is that goodThe Oldie

Lives lived far from home unfold with Tóibín’s trademark spare, piercing prose. As in his bestsellers such as Brooklyn and Long Island, this collection traces longing, exile and the ache of unfinished livesThe i

Grief, betrayal and moral complications are explored across nine tales of quiet power that take us from Argentina to County WexfordGuardian