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The sailor in the wardrobe

by Hugo Hamilton

Cover of The sailor in the wardrobe

Following on from 'The Speckled People', Hugo Hamilton's new memoir has, at its heart, the story of a summer he spent working at a local harbour in Dublin, at a time of tremendous fear and mistrust.

Childhood and youthIrish NovelistsBiographySocial life and customsManners and customsWorld war, 1939-1945, personal narratives, german