#kate o’brien

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that passage near the very end of the land of spices where anna just looks at her friend and suddenly sees all the beauty of humanity within her……

the other end of the spectrum

#kate o’brien #these two books are my favourite of hers #but both include flashes of absolute clarity #and love so acute it is almost painful #the parallel in the ante room #the link between love and decay… love and consumption… #the things we love eat at us and are eaten in turn #but in the end #the ante room #ellis reads

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 11:19:59

so true agnes

#kate o’brien #the ante room #irish literature #ellis reads

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 21:39:06

She was going to murder the only thing which could be said to live in her heart.

Kate O’Brien, The Ante-Room

#kate o’brien #the ante room #irish literature #ellis reads #i’d forgotten how gooodt this book is #so rich so powerful so restrained #it’s my joint favourite of hers i think #ahh ms o’brien i have missed your writing

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 21:43:40