‘Universally touching‘ ― Le Parisien [ About Lie With Me ] Just outside a hotel in Bordeaux, Philippe, a famous writer, chances upon a young man who bears a striking resemblance to his first love. What follows is a look back to Philippe’s teenage years, to a winter morning in 1984, a small French high school, and…
For Christmas I received this fun gift of the 100 Books Scratch Off Bucket List poster. I immediately scratched off any book I had read over the years but soon realised that they were so many I had yet to discover. I have the fabulous Borrowbox app (via Cork City Library) on my phone, which…
Audiobook of Twitch read by Annmarie O’Connor [ About Twitch ] Twitch is a frank and funny memoir about picking up the pieces when personal tragedy hits. In 2021, Irish Examiner columnist, stylist, author and podcaster Annmarie O’Connor was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s disease, an incurable neurodegenerative condition broadly affecting movement and mental health. Though she is no…
Audie Award Nominee, Best Solo Narration, 2013 [ About Being There ] Jerzy Kosinski’s clever parable of a naive man thrust into the modern world is more pointed now than ever. Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman (Rain Man, The Graduate), perhaps best known for his portrayals of vulnerable characters and antiheroes, gives an understated and…
‘The funny and uplifting novel from Sunday Times bestseller Beth O’ Leary’– The Switch [ About the Book ] Leena is too young to feel stuck.Eileen is too old to start over.Maybe it’s time for The Switch…Ordered to take a two-month sabbatical after blowing a big presentation at work, Leena escapes to her grandmother Eileen’s…