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Maggie O’Farrell’s Book Bag: 5 Favorite Irish Writers

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Maggie O’Farrell’s new novel, Instructions for a Heatwave, is the story of a family that comes together in the middle of an unbearable summer to search for their father, who has gone missing. O’Farrell, who’s Irish but was raised in England, has always delighted in exploring the themes of heritage and family. Here she celebrates five of her favorite Irish writers.

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