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Wendy Erskine & Sheena Patel: The Benefactors

Wendy Erskine & Sheena Patel: The Benefactors

Update: 2025-12-06
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Wendy Erskine’s two short story collections Sweet Home and Dance Move marked her out as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Irish fiction. Now her first novel The Benefactors (Sceptre) looks set to cement that reputation. ‘In all of its glorious polyphony, The Benefactors brims with humanity’, writes Lucy Caldwell. ‘It’s got snap, it’s got sparkle, it’s got soul. All of Belfast is here, all of life. I adored it.’




Wendy Erskine was in conversation with Sheena Patel, part of the collective 4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE and author of the novel I’m a Fan.

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Wendy Erskine & Sheena Patel: The Benefactors

Wendy Erskine & Sheena Patel: The Benefactors

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