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Eileen Battersby

I was very sorry to learn of the death at Christmas of Irish literary critic, Eileen Battersby. A couple of years ago I reviewed her novel “Teethmarks on my Tongue" for a publication that had doubled-up on reviews so my review did not get published. I'm so sad about that as I really liked her novel. It was quiet and beautifully written. Here's my review now, for your interest, published on my blog.               Eileen Battersby                                           TEETHMARKS ON MY TONGUE         395PP. Dalkey Archive Press. UK £13.50             978 1 62897 147 7 “By the dawn of the 20th century, Europe’s liberties were the liberties denied so many Americans, whether racial, ...