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Found this re-telling of The Grimm' s "Six Swans" to be compelling and evocative. There was beautiful world building and Sorcha, the heroine, was strong. I found the last few chapters dragged. The fairy tale was complete so they were dedicated to completing the love story and I'm not much of a romance reader.
Still, it was good. And I think I'll take a break from fairy tales for a while.

I love how Cushla is reading out loud the misspellings on the menu!

#Ireland #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

Beautiful and impactful story ❤️

A monastery seems to have been deserted by its monks during the evening meal, with no sign of why they did so. Sister Fidelma and Brother Eadulf, driven ashore in South Wales on their way to Canterbury are asked to investigate while the local Brother Meurig investigates the nearby rape and murder of a young woman.

Again, I fingered an accomplice as the murderer quite early on, but I had no idea how all the different events were tied together.

This very simple and charming story is about a girl who is sent back to the islands of her birth to live with her grandparents. She has vague memories of her time there, but one very strong one: her baby brother being swept out to see in his boat-like cradle. She is determined to find out what became of him.

Random book from our home library:

📖 The Gonne-Yeats Letters 1893-1938 edited with introductions by Anna MacBride White and A. Norman Jeffares

I‘ve had this book on my wishlist for a while. “Killing Thatcher” is a very exciting, but still impeccable researched political thriller about the very long plot of killing Prime Minister Thatcher, by the IRA. I highly recommend it if you‘ve ever been to Ireland and/or are interested in Irish history.

My 2nd visit to #Ireland 🇮🇪 is over and despite the two days when it rained non-stop, I had a blast. This time, I went on a trip to the Titanic Museum in Belfast and the Giant‘s Causeway in Northern Ireland. I learned a lot about the Easter Rising in Dublin and the Civil War and I bought a lot of books 📚. Ireland, I will be back.

What a wonderful book. It does this book a disservice to call it a comedy or a tragedy or any one thing. It is a layered story with interesting and lovable characters. It has a perspective and, yes, it made me laugh. I cannot recommend this book enough.

#coffeeandabook