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Speaking in tones of anger, tenderness and regret, Conlon&#8217;s characters draw the reader deep into their emotional experience &#8230; Hypocrisy is challenged at every level, with harsh truths and small wonders emerging from the ordinary lives of men and women, in these fine stories from a uniquely humane writer. <em>-National Library of Australia<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA dozen well-crafted stories in which love, death, sex and politics are treated with uncompromising honesty and wit &#8230; \u00a0Conlon is a fine writer. Her characters are articulate, passionate and frequently funny, and her prose is a delight in itself\u201d. &#8211;<em>The Sunday Times<\/em>, London.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026a first-rate collection full of original insights and characters\u201d\u00a0&#8211;<em>Publishers Weekly<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Love, sex, betrayal, emptiness, fullness and pleasure&#8217; are the themes of this outstanding new collection of short stories from Irish writer Evelyn Conlon. 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