Wow, my #bookclub had such a range of opinions--from 2.5 to 5 stars! -- about "Absolution" by #AliceMcDermott. I loved the book for its portrayal of a world we rarely see, the lives of US wives in #Vietnam before the war exploded. #booksky #reading #fiction
You absolutely don't need to be Irish Catholic to savor the quiet genius of Alice McDermott, her novels are universally human. But if you ARE IRC, oh my, oh my, oh my. As in, wait, what is MY family doing in YOUR book? #AliceMcDermott
Today in Bookish and Literary History, October 31
🔗 Check my blog for more details on the titles, authors, synopses, and the list of awards:
#OnThisDay #ThisDayinHistory #OTD #October31 #GeorgeBernardShaw #EugeneONeill #HenryHoke #TananariveDue #AliceMcDermott #MollyMacabre #booksky
Today in Bookish and Literary History, October 31
#OnThisDay #ThisDayinHistory #OTD #October31 #GeorgeBernardShaw #EugeneONeill #HenryHoke #TananariveDue #AliceMcDermott #MollyMacabre #booksky
My first BlueSky post… seems right it’s about my love of other writers - name #AliceMcDermott and #ColsonWhitehead as well as the wonderful @kstansfield.bsky.social via another forum to share the love of good writing, “Read This: Books Under the Radar” by the writer Claire Fuller. Hi all!
January Book Wrap Up #books #stevenking #grahamnorton #jrrtolkien #leighbardugo #costanzacasati #colleenhoover #jacklondon #quentintarantino #karissachen #alicemcdermott #fscottfitzgerald #williamshakespeare
Celebrating transformative power of literature & Alice McDermott’s novel ABSOLUTION, @penfaulkner & the Irish Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason hosted guests at the Ambassador’s residence in Washington DC.
#alicemcdermott #fiction #ambassadorgeraldinebyrnenason #ireland
