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Doreen Finn

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Doreen Finn is many things. Mother, writer, reader, teacher, lover of art and music, yoga and the outdoors. She has lived and worked in Madrid and Los Angeles, and currently resides in Dublin. My Buried Life, her first novel, was published in May 2015, and was shortlisted for the prestigious Kate O'Brien Award. Her second book, Night Swimming, was published to acclaim in May 2019, and was one of the Gloss Magazine's top picks for the year. She is currently editing her third novel. ...more

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Average rating: 4.12 · 280 ratings · 44 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Night Swimming 4.10 avg rating — 215 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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A Silent Fury: The El Bordo Mine Fire

by Yuri Herrera

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The Bird Skinner

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