Ruth Scurr

A dark emerald set in the Irish laureate’s fictional tiara: Actress, by Anne Enright, reviewed

Enright has been rehearsing this novel for many years — a portrait of a matriarch that is multi-faceted but completely lucid

issue 15 February 2020
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    Anne Enright

    Cape, pp. 264, £16

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