Book review: Liz Nugent hits her stride with fifth novel Strange Sally Diamond

This is her most elusive, most mysterious novel yet, one that poses a myriad of tantalising questions. There are no throwaway lines here, everything counts in the end.
Book review: Liz Nugent hits her stride with fifth novel Strange Sally Diamond

Writer Liz Nugent: "attracted to the sinister, the seedy, the cynical." Pic: Darragh Kane

Sat, 11 Mar, 2023 - 10:00
Kevin O'Sullivan

  • Strange Sally Diamond 
  • Liz Nugent 
  • Sandycove, €18 

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