Two books for September: Exploring Dublin authors

I've taken two authors that Chris Morash mentions in his recenly published book "Dublin, A Writer's City".

Books for September's Meetup. You don't have to read both.

1. Time Present and Time Past, by Deirdre Madden
Short read: 170 pages
Described as "an understated masterpiece" by the Irish Times.
Read a review on The Guardian website >
About the author: Born in Ireland in 1960, Deidre Madden studied at Trinity College, Dublin and the University of East Anglia. She is the author of nine novels, including The Birds of Innocent Wood, which won the Somerset Maugham Prize, One by One in the Afternoon, and Molly Fox's Birthday, both of which were shortlisted for the Orange Prize. She lives in Paris.

2. The Witch Elm, by Tana French (not Irish, but longtime Dublin resident)
Long read: 528 pages
Read the Guardian's review >
About the author: Tana French is the author of In the Woods, The Likeness, Faithful Place, Broken Harbor and The Secret Place. Her books have won awards including the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, and Barry awards, the Los Angeles Times Award for Best Mystery/Thriller, and the Irish Book Award for Crime Fiction. She lives in Dublin with her family.

You don't have to read both. One is a very short read and one is a quite a long read. Depending on numbers we might split into 2 tables or discuss number one for the first 40 mins and then discuss number two for the second 40 mins.

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