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Book Review

Things Are Against Us by Lucy Ellmann

Ellen Kirkpatrick
Aug 20, 2021
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Book cover for Things Are Against Us by Lucy Ellmann

Things are Against Us (Galley Beggar Press) is a collection of essays by Booker-Prize shortlisted author Lucy Ellmann. Of the 14 compositions, three are new with the rest previously published across a range of journals and newspapers, dating back as early as 2000. I’m not sure what it says about the world and its people that the content — or as Ellmann …

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