Spouse, eilish kellier, susan collier, sally vickers, diane meyer. A former judge for the man booker prize, delaney enjoyed a prominent career in bbc broadcasting before becoming a fulltime writer. If you love ireland, this book will make you feel like you walked the length of the river shannon with a lovely broken man, meeting a rich variety of irish people, all the way to a most satisfying ending. This acclaimed book by frank delaney is available at in several formats for your ereader.
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