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- 1Reader finishes Elizabeth Bowen's The Last September just in time●I finished Elizabeth Bowen’s “The Last September” (1929) before the last day of September, which was apt. The early Bowe
A reader finished Elizabeth Bowen's 1929 novel The Last September on the penultimate day of September, calling the timing apt. The book is set during the Irish revolution and follows a wealthy Anglo-Irish family as they largely fail to respond to the war for Irish independence. The post praises the early Bowen novel and highlights its blend of comedy and looming violence.