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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book so much! I took it with me to Ireland and it brought me back home in my mind. I love the way she describes &quot;place&quot; and how everything, for her, and it is true for me, is seen in reference to your childhood home.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Pure coincidence I found this book. Solnit is a great, great writer. That she wrote something in my narrow area of interest is one of the best pieces of luck I've had as a reader. Deep, fluid, incredibly intelligent. If George Elliot had written a guide to Connemara, it might read like this.]]></body>
    
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