featherfinyipp 😊peaceful Ireland

Listens: Irish radio.

Verdant lands

I am in Ireland once again. I remain convinced that it is one of the most beautiful places on Earth. It's good to see all my family again. I'm returning to London tomorrow evening.

Books purchased recently -
Enduring Love by Ian McEwan
The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (Read it before, wanted a copy.)
The Women's Room by Marilyn French
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon (Read before, didn't have a copy.)

Also I have recently read -
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
12 Books That Changed The World by Melvin Bragg
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louise Erdrich
Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson
Oedipus Rex
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Atonement by Ian McEwan

I've also read half of Doctor Faustus, and various essays by D. H. Lawrence and critical pieces on Lady Chatterley's Lover. Not to mention some random Old and Middle English texts (both original and translations).