Last Friday morning I boarded a train in Heuston Station to attend a funeral in Laois. Regular readers will know how much I love traveling by train and the unspoilt views of the countryside it affords passengers. I took my seat, delighted that the automatic seat selection had chosen a window seat for me, facing …
For The Woman Who Taught Me To Read
We share the same initials, and a healthy curiosity about other people’s lives, but I am not fit to undo the lid of her fountain pen. I’m speaking of course about the wonderful Maeve Binchy. As a slow reader, easily put off by too many pages, I was a latecomer to the party of books …
