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Desmond Barry

Desmond Barry is the author of three novels: The Chivalry of Crime (2001), A Bloody Good Friday (2002) and Cressida’s Bed (2004). His work has also appeared in the New Yorker.

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Essays & Memoir | Issue 89 padlock
Essays & Memoir | Issue 89 padlock

A Job on the Line

Desmond Barry

‘The atmosphere in the house was thick with my father's depression.’

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