Tag: Northern Ireland
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The Strangers’ House by Alexander Poots
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Strangers’ House: Take a relaxing stroll through a sometimes-dangerous place. Quick synopsis: A look at some of the writers and poets of Northern Ireland. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: C.S. Lewis was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Fun Fact for History Nerds: Oscar Wilde and Samuel Beckett both went…
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Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Say Nothing: Came for the murder, stayed for the Troubles. Quick synopsis: A true crime story which starts as a case of kidnapping but then becomes a microcosm of the Troubles of Northern Ireland. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: When some serious IRA hard-cases came to America, they thought WE…