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...The supreme court doesn’t work for the people,” said Edna Figueiredo, a supporter from Brasília who counts herself among the president’s estimated 25 per cent support base....
...The suffering of all the women in The Life-Writer — from Katrin’s glimpse of her unflattering reflection, to the “mortal sadness” of Eric’s first wife Edna — is shown an encompassing kindness....
...The Little Red Chairs, by Edna O’Brien, Faber, RRP£18.99 Inspired by Radovan Karadzic’s disguise while on the run, The Little Red Chairs starts with the arrival of a bearded stranger, “Dr Vladimir Dragan...
...Claire Messud Author of ‘The Woman Upstairs’ One of the most powerful and resonant books I’ve read this year is Edna O’Brien’s haunting novel The Little Red Chairs (Faber)....
...Dressed like a Dutch version of the drag act Dame Edna Everage, ABN Amro’s chairman has taken to the stage to teach his employees the lessons they can learn from operating a brothel....
...James Lovegrove ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Caroline Daniel Editor of FT Weekend I’ve been on a Peter Carey jag this year and peremptorily swiped the books editor’s copy of The Chemistry...
...Saints and Sinners , by Edna O’Brien, Faber, RRP£7.99 It’s been more than 50 years since O’Brien published her debut novel, The Country Girls....
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