- Mothers and sons, English Domestic fiction, Fiction, Fiction, sagas
A collection of short stories that explores the complex relationships between mothers and their sons.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and character-led.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- Colm Tóibín
- First published
- 2006
- Pages
- 256
- Publisher
- Picador
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780330441827
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About Colm Tóibín · 1955
Irish novelist and writer
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