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Very fun using one of my bookmarks from #Ireland (from our trip there last summer) for my #foodandlit books this month! @Catsandbooks
Very fun using one of my bookmarks from #Ireland (from our trip there last summer) for my #foodandlit books this month! @Catsandbooks
I‘m starting this book for #Ireland #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
pickA beautifully told story abt a young Catholic man living with his father in a loyalist community at the height of the troubles. Haunted by his part in the killing of a local police man he tries to get out of more ira activity. When he meets the widow of the victim, a love affair seems inevitable but doomed. A brilliant book that I couldn't put down + was immersed in brilliant writing. I saw the film in the 80s so will be interested to watch again
pickI used to read a lot of detective novels like this one, but it‘s been a long time. Here‘s Detective Inspector Sean Duffy, taking his last full time case, searching for a 15 year old girl who has disappeared. This is the seventh book in this series, and he‘s quite the character: funny, smart, tenacious. Kept me guessing till the end. Northern Ireland will really miss him!
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pick#12Booksof2024 #DetectiveUpLate #AdrianMcKinty #August2024
Detective Inspector Sean Duffy has a 15 year old girl he is trying to find. He uncovers an underground of men who seem to know her very well. Can he survive one last case before getting himself and his family out over the water? The writing of this book is well done with plenty of humor. Sean has moved his family to Scotland and will commute.
pickI am really interested in all things Northern Ireland so this book came with high hopes. It delivered. Couldn‘t put it down
pick17-21 Nov 24 (audiobook)
I loved this audiobook but can understand it would be a difficult read.
Set in Northern Ireland during The Troubles, the story is narrated by Middle Sister, an apparently Catholic teenager who is negotiating entry into adulthood in a suspicious, conservative and fearful society. She is stalked by the lecherous middle-aged Milkman and unsure about her relationship with Maybe Boyfriend.
The Wee Sisters are wonderfully funny!
pickI was drawn into this story of a young schoolteacher in Ireland during The Troubles. Cushla is trying to get by despite her alcoholic mother and love of the wrong man. It all felt very authentic.
