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You might not have any Latin. You might not have read any Catullus. You might know nothing about this Roman poet's life. You might think it all too abstruse and obscure to have anything to do with you and what you'd want to read. Helen Dunmore, herself a poet, begs to differ. She's right.
My thanks to the good people at Penguin for sending the book.
If you enjoyed ''Counting Stars'', you might also enjoy [[The Eyrie by Stevie Davies|The Eyrie]] by [[:Category:Stevie Davies|Stevie Davies]], which is also beautifully written with economy, or [[Birdcage Walk by Helen Dunmore]].
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