There‘s a good chance husband and I will travel to England (to see family) and Ireland for a wee vacation before taking our daughter to study in Dublin. So of course I have to start reading all things Irish! So I‘m jumping in to a rather academic history.
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I did it! This was a chunkster. Physical and audio helped me get through it. There are so many characters! It spans from 430 AD to 1500ish. I thought it gave a good look at pre Christian Ireland and the move towards Christianity, from tribal life and politics to the Crown. He did an excellent job keeping the characters individualized and I didn't have any trouble following along. I loved how women were represented 👇
#weeklyforecast I have the tagged on audio for #BookedInTime made a huge dent in it yesterday while doing chores around the house, and am really enjoying it. Once I finish it I have A Day In The Life of Abed Salama.
Picking away at the Women's Prize, started The Maiden and so far I am liking it more than I thought I would.
☘️Happy St. Patrick‘s Day! (We Boston Irish celebrate more than my actual Irish colleagues.) May the wind be always at your back, and the books be always on your nightstand. #stpatricksday
What a fantastic debut novel. This author is definitely one to watch for.
This book takes you into the lives of Irish Nuns and an orphanage. Also into the lives of twins Aelish and Isabel McGuire. What happens to them after they lost their home and their parents.
Full review: https://tinyurl.com/2nn5b9yt
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pickI didn‘t appreciate this the way that I should have; I didn‘t know I wasn‘t in the mood to be reading a romance until I was already committed. I also didn‘t know (or didn‘t remember learning) that it was part of a series with recurring characters. It could and did stand on its own but I think my enjoyment would‘ve been enhanced had I read the other books first. 👇🏻
pickA MUST READ!!
A bombing that killed their parents in 1941 in Dublin put twins Isabel and Aelish in an orphanage run by nuns.
Isabel was rebellious and Aelish was compliant.
Isabel escapes, but Aelish remains and becomes a nun.
A heartbreaking, heartfelt, beautiful book.
♥️ You will LOVE the characters and miss them when you turn the last page. ♥️
FULL REVIEW: http://tinyurl.com/mrbtm83z
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The great February book haul: because daughter was just accepted to a study abroad program with her university. She‘ll be going to Dublin to study Irish literature in August. So of course I have to read up on all things Ireland.
