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'Mary Lavin's stories... are subtle without making a palaver about it, beautifully told, no pat endings, no slickness; and as in life, nothing is resolved.' Wil

Once in a while, wrote Mary Lavin, a book comes out under a lucky star. Tales from Bective Bridge was lucky in its day. Its day was some time in 1943 when it wa

On an island teeming with masters of the short story, Mary Lavin's distinct voice and devoted following set her apart. Before her death in 1996, this Irish writ

This book traces the development of the modern short story in the hands of Irish women writers from the 1890s to the present. George Egerton, Somerville and Ros