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I Could Read The Sky

by Timothy O'Grady · 1997

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Accompanied by photographs, this novel tells the story of a man's journey from the West of Ireland to the fields/boxing-booths/building sites of England

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Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisIrelandIrelandMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 180 pages

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