Excerpt from the hand that first held mine by maggie o. She has worked as a waitress, chambermaid, bike messenger, teacher, arts administrator, journalist in hong kong and london, and as the depu. Born in northern ireland in 1972, maggie o farrell grew up in wales and scotland and now lives in london. The hand that first held mine maggie ofarrell i chose to read this book as it was on offer on kindle and i have read a few other maggie ofarrells and have always found they are a reliable read. Exposing the fragile nature of our human relationships, ofarrells novel paints two compelling portraits of women separated by fifty years.
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