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Hennessy New Irish Writing winner: June 2017

There’s nothing you can do that can’t be done, by Ruth McKee

Sat, Jun 24, 2017, 06:00
Ruth McKee Ruth McKee was joint winner of the Irish Novel Fair in 2015

He kissed me when I was bleeding.

Later, we lay still, afloat on his bed.

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