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Christine Runyon
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Irish writer Claire Keegan consistently showcases the short story's everlasting appeal. In her collection So Late in the Day, she presents three clever tales of men and women interacting and surprising each other along the way. At only 128 pages, the book proves you don't need length to pack a powerful punch. Only a talented writer can condense such strong meaning into short fiction, and Keegan proves her masterful skill in this area again and again.
In the title story, which opens the collection, a man named Cathal reminisces and regrets a relationship lost — the subconscious, insecure steps made that ensured its failure, and the steps that could have saved it.
The second story, "A Long and Painful Death," describes a writer staying at Heinrich Böll's cottage on the Irish coast as an artist-in-residence. The writer enjoys herself until an unexpected guest puts a ...
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