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A fuller appreciation of modern literature and a greater understanding of twentieth century Ireland
If novels can be music, this is a novel with perfect pitch
O'Brien exquisitely evokes the harem atmosphere of convent life, the beauty and the silence, the bickering and the cruelties . . . If novels can be music, this is a novel with perfect pitch
This subtle and beautifully constructed novel deals with the conflict between human and divine love
A wonderful book, a land to be revisited
This subtle and beautifully constructed novel deals with the conflict between human and divine love
