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So much as I enjoy big novels of epic sweep, I often find, say, if they follow several generations, by the third generation, I'm not caring about the people anymore.

Emma Donoghue

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Emma Donoghue
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 24
Literary Historian
Novelist
Playwright
Screenwriter
Writer
Dublin city
Bigs
Third
Often
Thirds
Find
Anymore
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Generation
Sweep
People
Follow
Epic
Generations
Novels
Novel
Caring
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