Shannon CountryPaul Clements travels the length of the Shannon in this book. It will be of interest to nature lovers and to tourists, containing a wealth of local knowledge of the area around Shannon, especially useful for staycations. In August 1939 the Irish travel writer Richard Hayward set out on a road trip to explore the Shannon region just two weeks before the Second World War broke out. His evocative account of that trip, Where the River Shannon Flows, still

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social and economic conditions

enemies and friends alike move in

as he circled around the idea of language itself as pliable material

whilst staunchly refusing to adopt any of the more illogical conclusions of a changing society

an actor and a former government minister – avid readers all – who intensely debated their selection over a period of several weeks

critic and social observer re-emerges with all its original vitality

suffering and beauty

following the contours of Ireland’s bubble-and-burst through a vivid cast of characters whose stories interweave – the unsavoury banker Sharkey

and some Sub-committee reports

‘Edith is a superbly entertaining historical novel

where they were both living