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The novelist’s library of books about the capital captures the city – chapter and verse
Plus: novelist Eimear McBride on the strange appeal of hotels
A novel about a young woman’s affair with an older man confirms an exciting literary talent
The award-winning Irish writer is about to publish her second novel, set in the London of the 1990s. Here she recalls the ‘gloriousness’ of her own arrival in the capital
Stage adaptation of Eimear McBride’s novel is performed with skill but the material is wearing
Eclectic highlights, from intense confessions and mental health musical numbers to immigration comedy
Rebecca Rose picks her books of the year so far
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