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    Deirdre and Me, A Year on the Coast
    Deirdre and Me, A Year on the Coast
    Deirdre and Me, A Year on the Coast
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    Deirdre and Me, A Year on the Coast

    By Michael O'Reilly

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    Deirdre and Me, A Year on the Coast brings together Michael O'Reilly's popular weekly sketches about life in a second-hand bookshop on the Costa del Sol. Wistful, funny, well-informed, O'Reilly's musings about history, art, literature and a memorable cast of characters represent a remarkably entertaining and perceptive portrait of contemporary Spain.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStyle Writes Now
    Release dateJun 15, 2014
    ISBN9781311903525
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