November 2013 – “Reading in the Dark”

The last book of the year was amazing!!!

Seamus Deane’s “Reading in the Dark,” takes you to Northern Ireland in the 1940’s and 1950’s to an Irish Catholic family with secrets.  The last book I read on Ireland was the sensational “Angela’s Ashes.”   Both stories have the innocence and wonder of childhood, even while the worst of humanity is brought down on the families.

The protagonist in “Reading in the Dark,” is an unnamed boy we follow as he tries to figure out what is haunting his mother.  See my review under Reviews on the right.

An excellent book for book clubs!