The Book Show | Kevin Barry - The Heart in Winter

July 30, 2024 00:27:16
The Book Show | Kevin Barry - The Heart in Winter
The Book Show
The Book Show | Kevin Barry - The Heart in Winter

Jul 30 2024 | 00:27:16

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Show Notes

“The Heart in Winter” by Kevin Barry is a big-hearted, violent, hypnotic, and lovelorn epic set against the iconic genre of the American Western. If features an unforgettable female protagonist and tackling the dislocation and self-invention of the Irish immigrant experience.

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