A Miscellany of Recommendations from a Sydney-Sider How are you coping with the latest lockdown? I confess to finding this one more difficult; my troubles are minor things really, such as waking during the night, feeling a bit down, not focussing on the book I’m reading, despairing about human weaknesses. Let me share a few … Continue reading
Three more novels from Irish women writers, the first one set in Sydney Continue reading
The winner of the Percy French Prize for Witty Verse. Continue reading
An Post Crime Novel of the Year 2019 in first of two books by Dubliner Jane Casey Continue reading
Two contemporary fictions reviewed, one about the ever popular Bram Stoker, and the other about the challenges facing millennials. Continue reading
A book book devoted to Phil Coulter’s musical career Continue reading
St Patrick’s Day at the Seafarer’s Mission. Continue reading
A secret love story Continue reading
This is a love story, one that could be easily summarised in a single paragraph, but that would be to demean it. Because it is above all a paean to a simpler time, simpler people and a simpler meaning of happiness. Continue reading
A great-great-grandson remembers an unapologetic rebel and determined reformer Continue reading
