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The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
novel by Moore
Also known as: āJudith Hearneā
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne, novel by Brian Moore, published in 1955 as Judith Hearne, about an aging Irish spinsterās disillusionment and her subsequent descent into alcoholism. The American version was published in 1956 as The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne.
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