Keighley

Town in West Yorkshire, England. A setting in Colum McCann’s Apeirogon: Yorkshire town near where Salwa watches Arabian horses with baby Hiba.

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SourceAuthorRoleIn one line
ApeirogonColum McCannsettingYorkshire town near where Salwa watches Arabian horses with baby Hiba

Apeirogon — Colum McCann (2020)

Source: Apeirogon · Original · Readwise highlight

She found a horse farm outside Keighley where Arabian horses stood, sleek and muscled against the green. She leaned on the door of the car.

  • Role: setting
  • In the book: In Bradford Salwa drives Hiba round Shipley, Bingley and Keighley without checkpoints, and finds a horse farm.
  • Why it matters: It conveys Salwa’s relief in England and its contrast with checkpoints; the section runs into Arabian-horse fragments.