Book Review: Death and other failings stalk a perfectionist’s pages in The Heart and The Arrow

Leland Bardwell (1922-2016), despite her dedication to her craft, may have felt that her artistic life was not a success
Book Review: Death and other failings stalk a perfectionist’s pages in The Heart and The Arrow

Bardwell drew on her own life and the people in it for her writing.

Sat, 10 Dec, 2022 - 14:30
Colette Sheridan

  • The Heart and The Arrow
  • Leland Bardwell
  • Doire Press, €16

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