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#TopTenTuesday Ten Books By Irish Writers #TuesdayBookBlog

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Top Ten TuesdayTop Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl.

The rules are simple:

  • Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic. Create your own Top Ten list that fits that topic – putting your unique spin on it if you want.
  • Everyone is welcome to join but please link back to That Artsy Reader Girl in your own Top Ten Tuesday post.
  • Add your name to the Linky widget on that day’s post so that everyone can check out other bloggers’ lists.
  • Or if you don’t have a blog, just post your answers as a comment.

This week’s topic is Books I’m Worried I Might Not Love as Much the Second Time Around. Unfortunately I rarely re-read books so instead I’m referencing Reading Ireland Month 2024 which is taking place this month and is hosted by my namesake Cathy at 746 Books. Sadly I can’t take part myself because of too many other commitments but in the off-chance you can, here are ten books by Irish authors you might want to try. Some are in my TBR pile, some are books I’ve read. Links from each title will take you to my review or the book description on Goodreads. 

  1. Dr Copernicus by John Banville 
  2. Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
  3. All the Broken Places by John Boyne
  4. Shadowplay by Joseph O’Connor 
  5. Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession
  6. House of Names by Colm Tóibín
  7. This Is Happiness by Niall Williams
  8. The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan
  9. Old God’s Time by Sebastian Barry
  10. The Well of Saint Nobody by Neil Jordan

#WWWWednesday – 6th March 2024

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WWWWednesdays

Hosted by Taking on a World of Words, this meme is all about the three Ws:

  • What are you currently reading?
  • What did you recently finish reading?
  • What do you think you’ll read next?

Why not join in too?  Leave a comment with your link at Taking on a World of Words and then go blog hopping!

Currently reading

The Story CollectorThe Story Collector by Iris Costello (ARC, Penguin)

London, 1915: Tarot reader Katerina is trying to hold her life together amid the wartime chaos. When she opens a bakery that offers divination alongside sweet treats, she is hailed as a beacon of hope. But Katerina is hiding a dark truth that could cost her everything.

Germany, 1918: A mute British soldier is taken to a prisoner of war camp where he meets Miriam, a researcher. She is drawn to his gentle manner and secretly vows to help him. But soon she will have to make an impossible will she save the one she loves, or herself?

Cornwall, Present Recently widowed Edie is astonished to discover a mysterious box hidden in the wall of her newly cottage. As Edie starts to investigate, she uncovers a secret that has lain hidden for over a century…

ClearClear by Carys Davies (eARC, Granta via NetGalley)

1843. On a remote Scottish island, Ivar, the sole occupant, leads a life of quiet isolation until the day he finds a man unconscious on the beach below the cliffs. The newcomer is John Ferguson, an impoverished church minister sent to evict Ivar and turn the island into grazing land for sheep.

Unaware of the stranger’s intentions, Ivar takes him into his home, and in spite of the two men having no common language, a fragile bond begins to form between them.

Meanwhile on the mainland, John’s wife Mary anxiously awaits news of his mission.

Recently finished

A Tapestry of Treason by Anne O’Brien (HQ)

Diva by Daisy Goodwin (Aria)

What Cathy Will Read Next

Invader (Agricola #1)Invader (Agricola #1) by Simon Turney (eARC, Head of Zeus via NetGalley)

58 AD, Rome. Agricola, teenage son of an impoverished yet distinguished noble family, has staked all his resources and reputation on a military career. His reward? A posting as tribune in the far-off northern province of Britannia.

Serving under renowned general Suetonius Paulinus, Agricola soon learns the brutality of life on the very edges of the empire, for the Celtic tribes of Britannia are far from vanquished.

To take control of the province, the Romans must defeat the ancient might of the druids – and the fury of the Iceni, warriors in their thousands led by a redoubtable queen named Boudicca…