The Spinning Heart

Name: The Spinning Heart
Author: Donal Ryan

by Donal Ryan

Novel of multiple voices depicting small Irish village during economic crisis

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Donal Ryan

Irish novelist whose debut The Spinning Heart won the Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards and the Guardian First Book Award. His fiction explores the human cost of the Irish recession with lyrical compassion. He is one of the most celebrated young Irish novelists.

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