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First published in this collection in 2016
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This collection © Owen McCafferty, 2016

This ebook edition first published in 2016

The Absence of Women
first published by Faber and Faber, 2010
© Owen McCafferty 2010

Titanic
first published by Faber and Faber, 2012
© Owen McCafferty 2012

Quietly
first published by Faber and Faber, 2012
© Owen McCafferty 2012

Unfaithful
first published by Faber and Faber, 2014
© Owen McCafferty 2014

Death of a Comedian
first published by Faber and Faber, 2015
© Owen McCafferty 2015

Beach
First published in this collection, 2016
© Owen McCafferty 2016

Introduction © Owen McCafferty 2016

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