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Edel Coffey: It’s time for female readers to give themselves permission to be happy
The critical reaction to a recent RTÉ documentary about Maeve Binchy shows us that literary snobbery is still alive and well. Let’s consign it to the oblivion it deserves
Remember when you were a kid in the schoolyard and playing, let’s say, a game of skipping, having a lovely time, happy and lost in the pure pleasure of the game? And then someone would boot a football into the midst of things, and put an end to the uncomplicated joy?
I was reminded of this feeling a few weeks ago after watching The Magic of the Ordinary, the recent RTÉ documentary about Maeve Binchy’s ...