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SEPTEMBER IS A BUMPER PUBLISHING MONTH.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS! WORDS ALICIA DUGGAN OF THE BOOKSHOP IN SAN PEDRO DE ALCÁNTARA , CC LA COLONIA LOCAL 21, SAN PEDRO DE ALCÁNTARA. TEL: 951 779 785. WWW.THEBOOKSHOP.ES
BEAUTIFUL WORLD, WHERE ARE YOU BY SALLY ROONEY The powerful new novel from the multi award-winning author of Normal People and Conversations With Friends. The story focuses on successful author Alice, her best friend Eileen, and their respective lovers, Felix and Simon, all in their late twenties. Following a nervous breakdown, Alice moves to a small seaside town where she keeps in touch with Eileen via email. Set against the backdrop of the Brexit/Trump era, the two friends discuss at length the social and political climate, the deteriorating state of the planet, their love lives, and their worries and anxieties surrounding sex and relationships. As the characters contemplate a world in which their futures are uncertain, human connection and personal relationships become more important than bigger global issues. As Alice says, “Humanity on the cusp of extinction and here I am writing another email about sex and friendship. What else is there to live for?”
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