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Brendan Connell

Lives of Notorious Cooks

By Brendan Connell - Published 2012

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On first look, this little book doesn’t give much away. I had read the blurb which told me, in part, what to ...Read Review

The Life of Polycrates and Other Stories for Antiquated Children

By Brendan Connell - Published 2011

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Literary Short Stories

Eleven tales are collected in The Life of Polycrates and other Stories for Antiquated Children, ranging in period from ancient Greece to the 20...Read Review

Metrophilias

By Brendan Connell - Published 2010

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Short Stories

Metrophilias isn’t actually a novel but a collection of short stories alphabetically arranged by title – each one labeled by the name of ...Read Review