The Book Trunk

Irish Reading Challenge

  • Haunted by Disappointment

    Parnassus on Wheels, by Christopher Morley, was one of the most delightful novels I’ve read, so I had high hopes for the follow-up, The Haunted Bookshop, but it failed to live up to expectations, and I was really disappointed. Since… Continue reading

  • Flawed Judgement – or Failing Memory?

    This is the final leg of my Irish reading tour for Carrie K’s Ireland Reading Challenge and, sadly, things didn’t go according to plan. I wanted to read the Flann O’Brien collection, The Best of Myles, but had trouble locating a copy… Continue reading

  • Poetic chains that link past and present

    Can someone tell me how have I managed to miss Seamus Heaney for so long? Why didn’t I make the effort to read his poetry years ago? Now I have discovered him I can look forward to exploring – and… Continue reading

  • An Irish Reading Challenge

    I am taking a break from the book cull (it’s hard work shifting books about) to consider the Irish Reading Challenge 2011 posted by CarrieK at  Ireland Reading Challenge on http://booksandmovies.colvilleblogger.com and since a gentle ramble around Ireland is just what’s needed… Continue reading