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The Red And The Green
The Red And The Green | Iris Murdoch
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The scene is Ireland. The time, 1916, is the eve of the famous tragic Easter Rebellion in Dublin, which startled Europe even in the midst of the First World War. A single Anglo-Irish family provides the extremely diverse characters. Pat Dumay is a Catholic and an Irish patriot. His relentlessly pious mother pursues her own private war with his step-father, a man sunk in religious speculation and drink. Pat's English-bred Protestant cousin and rival, Andrew Chase-White, an officer in King Edward's Horse, puzzles out his complex emotions about Ireland and Frances, the girl he loves, against a background of the fear of death, while Frances's father, Christopher Bellman, scholar and cynic, finds love of Ireland a more passionate matter than he had bargained for. Weaving these people together into a tragi-comic pattern moves Millie Kinnard: fast, feminist, and only just respectable. As rebellion looms nearer, tension mounts in the sombre rain-soaked Dublin streets; and if, in the end, death disperses most of the people, this is felt to be as inevitable as in a Sophoclean play.
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Jeg
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I‘m not going to finish this. The writing is amazing and the descriptions just wonderful. However I find myself really having to concentrate to read it. Set me wondering if these great authors of fine literature will get read in the future. I heard that at an uni in the US literature students couldn‘t even read a whole book. So used to just reading a chapter to critique from high school. Never a whole book. 🤷🏻‍♂️. 🥲

Sace I have heard the same. In fact I was talking to an English teacher I work with and she was saying the same thing. Reading novels no longer seems to be the norm. Students read an entire Shakespeare play though. It‘s sad really. 1mo
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TheBookgeekFrau
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love Fiona ❤️💚 11mo
bookandbedandtea Love those bookshelves 🤩 11mo
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Eggs Great photo! 11mo
TheBookgeekFrau @Eggs Thanks! 11mo
MemoirsForMe 😍🙌🏻 11mo
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britt_reads
The Red And The Green | Iris Murdoch
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My holiday books are almost entirely ebooks and audiobooks, but the cover of my current audiobook and the cover of my most recent physical purchase fit the red and green prompt. Really excited for the new Brené Brown, but I‘m not sure if I‘ll get to it this month.

#FestivePhotoChallenge #WinterGames2021 #MistletoeManiacs @Clwojick

Clwojick I love Mary Kay Andrews! I might have to check that one out! 3y
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Pageturner1
The Red And The Green | Iris Murdoch
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MoonWitch94 We have ornaments like these that we put up, too! 3y
Clwojick Pretty! 3y
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BayouGirl85
The Red And The Green | Iris Murdoch
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Notice this lovely pair that fits today‘s photo challenge.

#wintergames2021 #FestivePhotoChallenge

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Jerdencon
The Red And The Green | Iris Murdoch
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StayCurious So cute! 3y
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peaKnit
The Red And The Green | Iris Murdoch
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#TeamGameSleighers #Wintergames2021 for the red and green photo challenge today. Leo and I on the festive walking path tonight! #festivephotochallenge
@Clwojick @StayCurious

JenReadsAlot I love this! 3y
ChasingOm Oh, I love it! 3y
CoverToCoverGirl Brilliant! 🌲 3y
Cathythoughts Gorgeous 💫❤️ 3y
Clwojick Such a handsome and good boy! ❤️❤️ 3y
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Nessavamusic
The Red And The Green | Iris Murdoch
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Gissy 😍🎄💚❤️ 💙 ❤️💚 3y
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Dilara
The Red And The Green | Iris Murdoch
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I think I spotted a few tiny buds on the kalanchoe I got last Christmas!

#WinterGames2021 #FestivePhotoChallenge #TeamGameSleighers
@StayCurious

StayCurious Pretty! 3y
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Magpiegem
The Red And The Green | Iris Murdoch
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#wintergames2021 #FestivePhotoChallenge #teamgamesleighers #redandgreen

When you are looking around for ideas for your first photo challenge and realise your son has helpfully put his green lizard on your red TBR Christmas pick! This is the physical book I have first up to read in December straight after I finish one of my #booked2021 prompts. Book themed photo entry- 15 points woohoo!

BittersweetBooks This one is laugh out loud funny, one of my favorite holiday reads! 🤣 3y
Magpiegem @bittersweetbooks Ooh great! I can‘t wait to start it! (edited) 3y
StayCurious Great photo! 3y
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Kshakal
The Red And The Green | Iris Murdoch
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful ❤️💚 5y
OriginalCyn620 Pretty! 🎄 5y
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DivaDiane
The Red And The Green | Iris Murdoch
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I can‘t believe there‘s a book with this title! Perfect for the #reindeerreads #redandgreen prompt! @Jess7

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Moray_Reads
The Red And The Green | Iris Murdoch
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Another pre-prepared photo using green Folio Society Charles Dickens editions and lovely, distinctive Vintage red spines. #SeasonsReadings #RedsandGreens

MrBook 😁👏🏻👏🏻 8y
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Kalalalatja That looks amazing! 😍 8y
vivastory Vintage Editions, wonderful! 8y
LeahBergen Beautiful ❤💚 8y
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