10 new books for June: Maggie O'Farrell, Patrick Freyne, Ciara Mageean...

Cork doctor Dr Alan Desmond also has a new book on the relationship between what you eat and how you feel 
10 new books for June: Maggie O'Farrell, Patrick Freyne, Ciara Mageean...
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Land by Maggie O’Farrell (June 2): 

Hamnet author Maggie O’Farrell is back, and her latest novel is inspired by her own family history and links to the mapping of Ireland in the mid-nineteenth century. Land is a portrait of a family navigating a legacy of upheaval and loss with love and hope.

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