Philippa Gregory and Tracy Chevalier on Weaving the Story into Historical Fiction, Part Two

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Colm Tóibín on Stories of Exile (Part Two)

Colm Tóibín is widely acclaimed for the emotional restraint and quiet power of his prose. His writing explores exile, abandonment, loss and denial, the things that go unspoken and the feelings not acted upon. His novels include Nora Webster; Brooklyn, which was turned into a film ...  Show more

Colm Tóibín on Stories of Exile (Part One)

Colm Tóibín is widely acclaimed for the emotional restraint and quiet power of his prose. His writing explores exile, abandonment, loss and denial, the things that go unspoken and the feelings not acted upon. His novels include Nora Webster; Brooklyn, which was turned into a film ...  Show more

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