Book review: Stories that are funny and sad at same time

Bridget O'Connor's 'After a Dance: Selected Stories' is a collection to be savoured, two or three stories at a time
Book review: Stories that are funny and sad at same time

Bridget O'Connor was born in Harrow in northwest London, where there is a thriving Irish community, her father Jim was from Cork and her mother Bridie from Limerick.

Sat, 17 Feb, 2024 - 01:00
Alannah Hopkin

  • After a Dance: Selected StoriesĀ 
  • Bridget Oā€™ConnorĀ 
  • Picador, Ā£13.99Ā 

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