Posts Tagged ‘Ireland’
Swimming for your life with a book in your hands
How gratifying it was to read a recent review of my novel Sheltering Angel from a reader who recognized the work that went into writing the narrative. “Having read books about the sinking of Titanic,” she writes, “and gone so far as to visit the final resting places of some of the ship’s victims in…
Read MoreCobh, the saddest city in Ireland
As I’m writing this entry on the morning of March 17, I can’t help thinking about the two weeks I spent in Ireland earlier this month. The purpose of the trip was to learn more about HMS Titanic, the subject of my latest novel, Sheltering Angel, based on the true story of my husband’s great-grandparents who were…
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