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Cocktail Bar

Cocktail Bar

Penned By Norah Hoult
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Cocktail Bar

Cocktail Bar

Penned By Norah Hoult
4.85 48,536 Ratings
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Editor's Note:
Originally published in 1950, Cocktail Bar is a brilliantly incisive collection of short stories, far ahead of its time, which illuminates the small, unspoken intricacies of human relationships.From an immigrant household in London preparing to organise a ‘proper Irish wedding’ to a domineering society matron running her upper-class neighbourhood with an iron fist; from a fashionable young woman wants to be charitable towards her old and poor aunt to an Irish girl must decide between a promising future in America and marriage to her long-time beau.Throughout these tales, Hoult reveals the contemporary realities of class and disability, office politics and women’s lives, with a sharp gaze and a gentle touch. Beautifully observed and remarkably crafted, exact and unflinching, Cocktail Bar is a modern Irish classic.

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Length 224 Pages
Language Eng
Imprint New Island Books
Released 1950
Identifier (ISBN) 39357136
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Norah Hoult writes contemporary fiction and has always been fascinated by character-driven stories. They hold a degree in English Literature and previously worked as an editor before transitioning to writing their own books. Norah Hoult lives with their spouse and a very vocal rescue cat.

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Susan Williams
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