The Story We Carry in Our Bones: Irish History for Americans | 
pickAn Irish teacher wrote this book about Ireland‘s history and it‘s obvious. It‘s well-researched and written, and most importantly it‘s very interesting. I learned so much from the basic—who were the Celts? to the more recent—Ireland was neutral in WWII. I knew the English hadn‘t treated Ireland well but I didn‘t know the extent, and that the infamous potato famine was the result of onerous laws passed by the British government, which refused to ⬇️
Texreader undo the harm and instead the English people stepped up to volunteer and donate food and money during the crisis and tried to mitigate all the harm. I was dumbfounded at the centuries of abuse heaped on Ireland. I struggled with the narration by the author. The words were enunciated so much I struggled to listen to it. So I just kept speeding it up. But very glad I finished it before my trip next month to Ireland; it‘s an excellent book. (edited) 6mo
kspenmoll I loved this book and learned so much enjoy! I read it though. (edited) 6mo
