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To: Grainne who wrote (95799)	2/9/2005 1:15:59 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

I really liked that book.

To: Grainne who wrote (95799)	2/9/2005 8:23:30 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

Another fine Irish writer is Edna O'Brien. When I finish what I'm reading now this will be my next read. An amazon review: Edna O'Brien in general and this very fine novel in particular deserve a much greater readership. The plot here -- IRA fugitive, McGreevy, hides out in the crumbling home of an aged widow, Josie -- is the simple premise on which O'Brien builds a vertiginous, multi-layered tale of fatefully intersecting interpersonal and national histories. The third person narrative points of view are multiple and, especially in the quick cuts to those on the fugitive's trail, occasionally confusing. McGreevy and Josie are both superbly drawn and utterly convincing, although their emotional linkage is achieved too quickly, just as the flashbacks to Josie's horrid marriage make her reveries of quiet good times with her husband scarcely credible. The prose is spare, with no wasted words, and one of the wonders of this novel is that O'Brien nonetheless thoroughly conveys the lushness of the drizzly Irish countryside, the complexity of the struggle and the underlying sense of national unity that all the characters -- no matter how harshly at war with one another -- feel. And she has packaged all that in what is also from start to finish a superbly suspenseful tale. The 230 or so pages flash by, making The House of Splendid Isolation an exciting and rewarding one-sitting read. amazon.com

To: Grainne who wrote (95799)	2/9/2005 8:31:41 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Another worthwhile book. This one should be right up your alley. <g> IRISH ON THE INSIDE is a fast-paced, entertaining and lucid look by long-time activist Tom Hayden at the history of the Irish immigrant image and the role of the Irish in American politics/business as well as an excellent survey of the seemingly unsolvable schism between Northern Ireland and the country of Ireland as a whole. Hayden is somewhat of a fanatic in his style of writing and that only adds a tasty morsel of Irish to the flavor! He is out to challenge misconceptions of the Irish image (drunken, wild living, fighting, wife beating, lower class citizens) that is a welcome addition to the literature. Though the numerous famous writers, playwrights, and poets from Ireland have tended to play up the Irish wild side, Hayden looks at history and fact and seeks to prove that though the Irish have definite life ties to their mother country no matter where they emigrate, their contribution to global welfare is a positive. Hayden spends a lot of this book giving us insight into the history of the longstanding political fighting in Northern Ireland and does so in a manner that is more illuminating than most essayists. But it is Hayden's feisty commitment to restructuring the worldview of the Irish people that is the most heartwarming and entertaining aspects to this bubbly book. A worthy read, this, no matter what your previous opinions of Tom Hayden's own political career might be! amazon.com

To: Grainne who wrote (95799)	2/10/2005 11:21:55 AM
From: Suma	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

National Public Radio did a 6 hours broadcast about two years ago on the IRISH...How they came to America. I filmed it and then passed it along to a friend who lost it... The entire episode about the Potato Famine was detailed. Also where the Irish Immigrants who came to this Country worked.. My friend is full Irish whereas my Mother was the Sullivan so I thought my friend would enjoy it. I certainly did. Thanks for the update...