The Broken Compass

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The writer's bookshelf: Ailsa Ross

Eight questions about writers, books, and reading…

Mathew Lyons
Jun 22, 2026
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Ailsa Ross is a novelist, journalist and critic. Her debut novel Hovel, about a woman who turns towards ancient Celtic rituals as an ill-guided means of finding solace and connection while living in …

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