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2 unusual facts about Eileen Battersby


Eileen Battersby

In 2011, Battersby provoked a major scandal when she attempted to dismantle Dermot Healy's novel Long Time, No See.

The Pregnant Widow

The novel was published to mixed reviews, Eileen Battersby in The Irish Times calling it a "thumping disappointment", while Richard Bradford in The Spectator described it as a "unique, sometimes exquisite experience".



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