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The Bee Sting
Paul Murray
★★★★· Published 2023· 645 pages
An Irish family unravels one member at a time, each section funnier and sadder than the last, building to an ending I'm still not over. Long but I inhaled it.
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★ 5Ordinary Human Failings
Megan Nolan
A tabloid reporter circles an Irish family in London after a child dies, and Nolan slowly peels back what really happened. Bleak and beautifully written.
★ 5Foster
Claire Keegan
A small Irish girl is sent to stay with relatives for a summer and finds unexpected tenderness. Perfect, and I mean perfect.
★ 5Grief Is for People
Sloane Crosley
Sloane Crosley on losing her closest friend to suicide, braided with a burglary. Funny and raw at once.