Long Island by Colm Tóibín

Long Island by Colm Tóibín'Heartbreak, wistfulness, cracking dialogue . . . This is Tibn at his best' The Times A masterful novel full of longing and regret . . . Intensely moving and yet full of restraint Douglas Stuart OPRAHS BOOK CLUB PICK Long Island is Colm Tibn's masterpiece: an exquisite, exhilarating novel that asks whether it is possible to truly return to the past and renew the great love that seemed gone forever. The sequel to the prize winning, bestselling novel

The Secret History is a story of two parts

Alice Vincent is on a quest to change that: to understand what encourages women to go out

On The Origin of Species is as relevant and important now as it ever was

since its medieval foundation as twin fishing villages

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Ulysses' chance encounter with Evelyn will transform his life - and all those who love him back home in London - forever

habitats and the legends surrounding them

national broadcaster'Necessary

I'd want flowers and bees

she refuses his attentions

real life and fantasy

Ruth works to find them housing and jobs