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Tag: The Sea

The Sea – John Banville

On December 7, 2016November 28, 2016 By bookskepticIn Reviews6 Comments

I did not start with Mr Banville on the best of terms. My first book of his was The Book of Evidence, which I admired a lot from literary and craft standpoint, but which failed to move and completely engage me. because of that I was on one hand curious of The Sea, and on the …

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