Round the Mulberry Bush by Patricia McCarthy Carmen Bugan Line and syntax gleam with

Line and syntax gleam with the exquisite surprise of its own gorgeous

beautiful and deeply moving' Rt Hon Diane Abbott MP'Yomi Sode writes with clarity

’ – Matthew Dickman

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Round the Mulberry Bush by Patricia McCarthy Carmen Bugan Line and syntax gleam with'Like fixtures patterning the air the accumulation of experiences here resonates far beyond the covers of the book and as oaks seem to listen to the unheard and owls out perform flutes we become witnesses to an inner theatre. As Geoffrey Hill suggested it is small factual vision that leads to Gnostic awareness.' Ian Brinton'Patricia McCarthys collection Round the Mulberry Bush is an intensely compassionate, intelligent and moving elegy to her loves