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Death by Leprechaun: A Saint Patrick's Day Murder in Dublin | Jennifer S. Alderson

FREE EBOOK and/or audiobook with Audible. Perfect this month for #foodandlit #Ireland! Expires in 4 days or less.

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The Eight Mountains: A Novel | Paolo Cognetti

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Two boys, Pietro the city boy from Milan and Bruno a country boy, become lifelong friends in the mountains of #Italy. Pietro has a complicated relationship with his father, and as adults Bruno develops a much better relationship with Pietro‘s father, creating an unusual but ultimately a stronger bond between Pietro and Bruno following the father‘s death, even when Pietro moves away to #Nepal. A slow, contemplative book in the shadow of the ⬇️

Texreader Italian Alps and Nepal‘s Himalayan mountains. I saw the movie first and I think that made this a harder read. The movie was very good and followed the book closely. I liked the movie better. #foodandlit #Nepal #Italy #jubilee @Catsandbooks (edited) 17h

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The Stolen Village: Baltimore and the Barbary Pirates | Des Ekin

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Almost the entire Irish village of Baltimore was taken captive by pirates in the early 1600s and sold as slaves in #Algeria. With little records about their lives as slaves, the author relies on a number of accounts by other slaves to try to describe what their lives could have been like. The author also posits a hypothesis that the taking was an elaborate plan of an evil mastermind who wanted to rid the coastal town of its inhabitants for his ⬇️

Texreader own reasons—and the hypothesis seems to make sense! I had heard about this historical event but I‘d never realized how many “northerners” from England, Iceland, etc were captured as slaves by Barbary pirates and not just sailors from captured boats, but hundreds of women and children. I also learned how the women may have had a better life as slaves than in the cold northern climes. Islam treated women more equally! A very interesting read for ⬇️ 17h

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Teresereading We visited Baltimore in 2016, it‘s a fascinating story and one I hadn‘t heard before. Thanks for sharing. 16h

Butterfinger So interesting. 16h

tpixie Wow! Interesting part of history! 13h

Cuilin One of my favorite places. I grew up near there. #🩷Cork 9h

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Troubled World: The Troubles in Northern Ireland | Ivan Minnis

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This book has cleared up my misunderstanding of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Because my adoration of Nicola Coughlan led me to the Derry Girls, I wanted to learn more about the time period. There is so much division and hate all because Queen Elizabeth I planted British in this area. Will there truly ever be trust or peace? I will find another book for #FoodandLit @Texreader @Catsandbooks

TheBookHippie Ireland is hugely antisemitic- which I have a hard time with, as is Nicola. IMO. My girlfriend who grew up in Ireland says it‘s always been so where she lived, but also the immense hatred of the royal family growing up was intense. It‘s a lot of hatred in such a beautiful place. She readily admits being poor made it worse and was happy to get to the states in her late 20s almost 50 years ago now. 18h

Texreader Last summer my daughter took a college class on the Troubles while traveling its important sites both north and south. Husband and I got to spend some time in Dublin where we dropped her off. (edited) 17h

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Butterfinger @TheBookHippie I wondered about that red button she wore during the press tour of Bridgerton. I googled it and became so mad. I told a friend that I couldn't believe someone from Ireland could be against Israel. I thought the situations similar; that an Irish person could sympathize. I just tried to make sense of it by thinking she didn't want innocent children being killed. That makes so much sense. Thank you for telling me. 16h

TheBookHippie @Butterfinger I don‘t want innocent children to die. She doesn‘t want me to exist. 😵‍💫 That‘s the difference. 15h

Butterfinger @TheBookHippie you misunderstand. I misunderstood the purpose of the red button. I didn't want to believe that she was anti-Semitic till you confirmed it. I will never admire someone like that. 12h

Butterfinger @TheBookHippie I will always be pro-Israel. Once a week, I check on the status of the hostages. I am so sorry I hurt your feelings. I had never heard about Ireland's stance, and I didn't want to believe that Nicola supported Hamas. I should have trusted my first instinct of anger toward her last July. PLEASE, continue to teach me. 12h

Cuilin As someone who was born and raised in Ireland this conversation saddens me. I‘ve never encountered antisemitism there, none. Or much hatred of the Royals either. (The Queen was celebrated during her visit 2011) I‘m not sure where your friend was from in Ireland @TheBookHippie but my experience is vastly different. I‘m very happy you exist 🩷 (I‘m sickened by Trumps vision for Gaza though. Is that wrong?😑) 7h

TheBookHippie @Cuilin OMG the Trump video 😫😵‍💫 so horrific. Makes me sick. I should remember where she‘s from 🤦🏻‍♀️ but I cannot. I‘ll ask her -she before becoming terminal did go visit about every two years to see her sister. I have lovely tiny cookbooks from her visits. 7h

TheBookHippie @Cuilin Ireland was the last to allow Isreal to have an embassy- and the first to shut one down - which is recent. Which I realize is the government not its people. 7h

TheBookHippie A few articles in a quick search that say what my friend has told me https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism_in_Ireland and https://www.thejc.com/opinion/is-ireland-the-most-antisemitic-country-in-the-wes... & https://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/opinions/antisemitism-in-ireland-an-exclusiv... 6h

TheBookHippie @Butterfinger I have the same disappointment with so many actors and singers and people on Litsy. It‘s one thing to be misinformed it‘s another to spew hatred and double down like Nicola has- I was stunned- I love some of her shows. 6h

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The Grand Design: A Novel of Dorothy Draper | Joy Callaway

#bookreport #March2toMarch8 #2025
Top row: buddy reads
Mid row: 2 books for HS; #foodandlit #PatrikHedstrom
Botton row: first 3 books finished. #audiobooks

Left out Star of the Sea buddyread for #FoodandLit #bookedintime
Also It Begins in Betrayal

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The Xenophobe's Guide to the Irish | Frank McNally

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This is a hilarious but informative take on all things Irish, both the Republic (south) and Northern Ireland. A few sections require some knowledge about Ireland so I didn‘t understand them but they were quite short. In fact, the book is very short, less than 100 pages. I can‘t believe I haven‘t found this series before! I love it! #Ireland #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

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Trespasses | Louise Kennedy

I‘m starting this book for #Ireland #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

TheBookHippie Oh I heard this was good! 2d

squirrelbrain It‘s very good! 2d

TheKidUpstairs Loved this one! 1d

AnneCecilie That‘s a good one. Read it last year (?) when it was in the Women‘s Prize for Fiction Longlist 1d

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Untitled | Unknown

1) sunrise Wednesday
2) English tea with my friend
3) yesterday I woke to a chorus of bird song-afirst this spring
4) Books!
5) made dal bhat-delicious & healthy for
#foodandlit #Nepal #February

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Bookwormjillk I need to make bhat again soon. 2d

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 2d

dabbe 🩶💚🩶 2d

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Breathless | Amy McCulloch

Lunch today was my slightly delayed Momos & a few other Indian/Napalese dishes for my review of the tagged book (see tagged book post before this one) for #FoodAndLit #Nepal

I tried:
-Momo-dumplings of ground chicken, greens & spices & tangy tomato dipping sauce
-Himalayan naan-stuffed with spinach & shredded chicken tikka
Sides of dal (Nepali yellow lentils in ginger, garlic & tomatoes), Himalayan Mash Potato (curry & peas), raita & rice.😋

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DebinHawaii All of it was delicious (& I have enough left for a couple more meals) but the mashed potato & stuffed naan were my faves! 3d

Texreader This is so amazing!!! ♥️ 🥟 3d

AnnCrystal 👏🏼😋👍🏼💝. 3d

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Bookwormjillk Yummy 2d

TheBookHippie This is WOW!!!!! Yum. 2d

Catsandbooks Yum!! ❤️ 2d

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The Xenophobe's Guide to the Irish | Frank McNally

Sadly I just finished this extremely fun book. Review to come. Here‘s one last fun tidbit.

#Ireland #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

GingerAntics This sounds about right to me! 3d

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