Reading Ireland Month – Louise O’Neill and Gerald Lynch

I planned to read two or more books for Reading Ireland Month, as ever hosted by Cathy, and have so far managed one really good read, plus a DNF – but which was which? Well, let me get the DNF out of the way first… Troutstream by Gerald Lynch Originally published in 1995, this is Read More

Not Peake’s peak…

Mr Pye by Mervyn Peake I devoured the three volumes of Gormenghast as a student one summer – that was decades ago. I’ve always meant to revisit it as Karen has done recently, but would really like to find a less pressured time so I can enjoy it again at leisure. However, I spotted another Read More