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I have a question with the layout of this book. When I looked at the Kindle sample online, there was no dialogue. Was this a mistake? Or is there literally zero dialogue throughout the book? I'm a sucker for a good historical fiction book so I'm very interested in reading this book but unsure with how it's laid out.

Sara I've noticed a lot of Irish writers will not use quotation marks (see Angela's Ashes, Normal People, etc). …moreI've noticed a lot of Irish writers will not use quotation marks (see Angela's Ashes, Normal People, etc). (less)

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Kris Wow, I didn't know this was an Irish thing. It was really bothersome to me. ...more
Aug 22, 2020 05:38PM · flag

Nora Lee I agree it was very distracting.
Aug 26, 2020 12:04PM · flag

Carolyn Interesting about it being an Irish thing - I had a hard time of Angela's Ashes because of it. However, I am not far into this one but so far it has n ...more
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