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An author from this island wrote a novel whose characters are connected by their witnessing of Philippe Petit’s tightrope walk across the Twin Towers. In a novel, the protagonist emigrates from this island to New York where she falls in love with Tony, (15[1])who she marries (15[1])before returning home to mourn the death (15[1])of her sister Rose. (15[1])The unnamed narrator “middle sister” breaks up with her “maybe-boyfriend” after receiving threats from the (*) Milkman in a novel from this island. Let the Great World Spin is by an author from this island. The life of Henry James is novelized in The Master, which is by an author from this island who wrote Brooklyn. This island forms the setting of Conversations with Friends (10[1]-5[1])and Normal People. For 10 points, name this island home to Sally Rooney and Colm Tóibín (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: Ireland [or Éire]
<CH, British Literature>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Nick EdwardsMcGill AToronto Chestnut Rice and Kamehameha4215
Caleb OttWaterloo BasicToronto A4515
Mattias EhatammWaterloo AspidistraToronto Disband the Club 2k245215
Jesse ChusingOttawa AbsolomabsolomabsolomToronto B5615
Rayton LinWaterloo ClozeMcMaster ApocolocyntosisBidii120-5
Yusuf BaigMcMaster ApocolocyntosisBidiiWaterloo Cloze12010
Ishan JoshiToronto Metropolitan ACarleton A13610

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