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A Little Past Its Due Date

The Snapper (Barrytown #2) by Roddy Doyle

June 23, 2025 by Zirza Leave a Comment

In early nineties small-town Ireland, the Rabbitte family is met with an unwelcome surprise: daughter Sharon, aged 20, is pregnant. She will not reveal who the father is, much to the consternation of her friends and family. We see their ups and downs as Sharon’s pregnancy progresses.  Whoever buys English language books for my local library has struck again: for some reason it carries book 2, but not book 1 or 3, of the Barrytown Trilogy, and because I am an idiot and did not […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Barrytown, Barrytown Trilogy, childbirth, Ireland, Roddy Doyle

Zirza's CBR17 Review No:33 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Barrytown, Barrytown Trilogy, childbirth, Ireland, Roddy Doyle ·
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