[Mid] (OT) Irish writers

In recent days, I've read five incredible books by four Irish writers, those
being "Angela's Ashes" and its sequel, "Tis" by Frank McCourt, "Are You
Somebody" by Nuala O'Faolain, "An Irish Country Childhood: Memories of a
Bygone Age" by Marrie Walsh and the most recent one I finished called "44
Dublin Made Me" by Peter Sheridan. They all spoke with a true Irish voice,
and many was the time I felt as if I was sitting in a pub sipping a Guinness
or sitting in the cozy living room of an Irish cottage with a cup of tea
listening to their tales. Each of these writers memoirs were at turns
brimming with the Irish wit as well as being, at times, achingly sad. None
of these writers lives have been untouched by tragedy, and the way in which
they describe them leaves you reaching for the hankies.

If you want to feel the real Irish soul, read these five memoirs. I
challenge you to get through them with a dry eye, and without a good
occasional belly laugh for good measure. I have, through these magnificent
writers, come to understand my own family's "Irishness" about certain
things, particularly a strong vein of dark humour that runs on my mother's
side of the family. Read these this winter, and be sure to have a good cup
of tea or a pint of Guinness with that!

YIS,
Lady Saradwen Ariandalen
Marche of Gwyntarian
(Akron/Kent, OH)

From: Sally Burnell <sburnell@raex.com>
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Received on Thu Nov 18 18:28:57 1999