Circa 1960. Somewhere on the west coast.
With my little sister, the Morrissey fanatic.
Circa 1960. Somewhere on the west coast.
With my little sister, the Morrissey fanatic.
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June 23rd, 2009 at 4:05PM
A couple Ireland-related books you might like…
"The Farm at Lough Gur," Mary Carbery. A memoir of growing up on a farm in Ireland. Nothing much happens, but I found it entrancing.
"The Year of the French," Thomas Flanagan. Revolutionary Ireland in the late 1700s (the title refers to the French troops landed to support the rebellion) A beautifully written book–Ralph Peters called this "the best historical novel written in English," and he wasn’t far wrong.
June 24th, 2009 at 9:50AM
David and I have traded our delighted thoughts on Thomas Flanagan at my blog. I also heartily recommend "Tenants of Time." Then there is everything John McGahern ever wrote, and Seamus Deane’s memoir, "Reading in the Dark," and William Trevor’s marvelous and haunting Story of Lucy Gault, Fools of Fortune, and The Silence in the Garden.