The Springs of Affection

By Maeve Brennan,

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Why read it?

1 author picked The Springs of Affection as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I picked this because it showed me – and still does – that the most foreign journey is within, and that when the body stops travelling, the spirit takes over the trek.

Brennan is a fabulous writer – at her best, among the best – and in her head (she wore a beehive that according to a colleague at The New Yorker was taller than she was) she is travelling all the time.

She ought to be better known. 

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