Here are my three books to take to my desert Island: 1. Moon Tiger by Penelope lively. It’s beautifully written, but it’s also a reminiscence of a woman facing death in old age looking back at her life, which includes World War II. 2, the collected works of Shakespeare. a friend and I have argued about this, but we decided that if all the works of Shakespeare can be found in one volume then that counts as one book 3 “there are rivers in the sky” by Elif Shafak. She is quite simply, brilliant. Although the premise is a bit wacky, that one drop of water travels from Mesopotamia to modern day London, the range and depth of her work, including the decoding of cuneiform and genocide against the Yaziki people all put together in a thought-provoking manner that makes me want to read it again and again. I do take your point however, about something lighthearted and I have to say that This us Happiness by Niall Williams is one of the most delightful books I’ve ever read. It’s about the coming of electricity to rural Ireland and the people‘s reaction to modernization.
Thanks so much for having me on Notes from Erin! It was such fun, and in truth I would have tried my hardest to smuggle twenty more books onto the raft.
Know and love two of these picks by Ingrid - what a tough ask for any reader! Kin being out is the best news - I'll be downloading.
Thank you! I’m hoping to get Kin this week. Fingers crossed that someone on my family group chat takes my birthday book list seriously 😅
Kin is so good! Oprah interviewed Tayari Jones today about it because she made it her book club pick of the month!
I just watched it this morning! She is so good!
Hope so, we can read in unison
Here are my three books to take to my desert Island: 1. Moon Tiger by Penelope lively. It’s beautifully written, but it’s also a reminiscence of a woman facing death in old age looking back at her life, which includes World War II. 2, the collected works of Shakespeare. a friend and I have argued about this, but we decided that if all the works of Shakespeare can be found in one volume then that counts as one book 3 “there are rivers in the sky” by Elif Shafak. She is quite simply, brilliant. Although the premise is a bit wacky, that one drop of water travels from Mesopotamia to modern day London, the range and depth of her work, including the decoding of cuneiform and genocide against the Yaziki people all put together in a thought-provoking manner that makes me want to read it again and again. I do take your point however, about something lighthearted and I have to say that This us Happiness by Niall Williams is one of the most delightful books I’ve ever read. It’s about the coming of electricity to rural Ireland and the people‘s reaction to modernization.
Oohh adding these to my list right now!
I have just added them all to my list. Thank you! I love hearing what books other readers would take with them!
Thanks so much for having me on Notes from Erin! It was such fun, and in truth I would have tried my hardest to smuggle twenty more books onto the raft.