It is settled: we are going to Ireland. The plane tickets are already purchased, (remarkably ahead of time for the spur-of-the-moment people my husband and I are,) and the next thing that needs doing is planning some themed reading. I want to have lovely Irish bookish pictures floating through my head while celebrating St. Patrick's Day on the lovely island. Do you have any must-read recommendations for me? This is what is already on my shelf:
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(Irish books upstage the school books I'm supposed to be organizing and scheduling.) |
I need to pre-read
Flame Over Tara![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_taz0uKvvFj9CYAvYSLt_NtB_qAOl_oYTHlqvXRDTOO7yhGTs1Rw5Jv9q84P83Y2eJA-nZAGwspdWjJn-2dHXkkxAmnx8HYwIvpWw5dbKGNwdslWIzpO7TxWrUBBeFD6WrB1gOF8-ZilhIiOo2n-fPcJJ_lKa19riO3KTQydXbpjf-Oeg=s0-d)
for my son for school this year anyhow (I believe it to be a story of St. Patrick) so this trip is good motivation.
I can't believe I haven't read
Angela's Ashes![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tTtE2S1CIofa8wiBClydtSuUYPiOoijOSVjDdh9WEj4K4fwEDQf3TOC10yXtqBo1hi04ckBCqBT5VjNocxXU_XDaWjrLDES65Jh7xqqPttCmzmUEetNIbaN16XtwbbdjL7lzJ5HwrISoqe8-sjf2DwyaEwHDnz9yvnJQr1auOfRWFm2EM=s0-d)
(maybe that should have made my
Top Ten List) but the first paragraph has me hooked--that won't take me long.
Paddy's Lament![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_utAK6EAiBXX6oS1yzhwzM0R7baoGy-eSsSYpQiiqvKxw4GABhHc8CH_Ynyo4M6tsvnlTDQMjhXticcF_XoLX6EiLWUeTKbLawmmXfSB0m13V9gJsRjcBoD2Aan8QEZn-cQNYrbVn0isoN7tJGz1LbEr_xrLoNzL1iS36oKbni51um2G00=s0-d)
is a nonfiction book about the Great Irish Famine. I received this for my birthday and can't wait to get into it.
Dubliners![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_v5pGkyK9yNGwl8qt_Z30kenoYmJ2VBJ__-UWZItEOeW2TA9-RFZyyNmLMfaCynckqbACBfCQccKQmQdjvgXRJUCTgrZ3Kmgj3SCfJcI7pRU4lX6QMtVikhcU6vc8LZP10Z7GzhteIG0c0Sz4oKozHFcDKu3C9KzEJFpRFXpFOYrQHt8w=s0-d)
was on my Top Ten Books I Can't Believe I Haven't Read Yet list; and it's nice and thin which is a bonus.
Anything else I need to add?
Anything else you need to add? Maybe me, in your suitcase? ;) I wish I were planning a trip to Ireland!! You lucky duck!
ReplyDeleteSebastian Barry's Secret Scripture. It was one of my favourite reads of last year. My review is here: http://lucybirdbooks.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/the-secret-scripture-sebastian-barry/ Don't read the blurb on the back of the book though, it's too spoilerish.
ReplyDeleteKathy--I know, I'm so excited--I've been wanting to see Ireland for just about forever!
ReplyDeletelucybirdbooks--thanks for the suggestion, it's going on my list!
Not a book, but this is definitely worth checking out in Dublin!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.writersmuseum.com/