Tea and Talk E-Book

Alice Taylor

• Herausgeber: Brandon
• Kategorie: Sachliteratur, Reportagen, Biografien
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2016

Beschreibung

Relax with Alice, sit and chat over a cup of tea, as she invites you into her life. See an old press overflowing with the linen collection of two generations, the oil lamps and clocks inherited and collected over many years, and the books of people who once lived here. Alice tells you of the sad loss of her beautiful dogs Kate and Lolly, friends of the heart, and takes you around her village to meet her neighbours, join a meitheal to plant trees, and visit the fairy doors in the nearby wood. But Alice's home and community are not a perfect place: hear about the split in the local GAA club, blocked off rights of way, the donations of the local canine population on the footpaths! Visit a restored famine graveyard and hear about the landlords who once owned this village and the landmarks they left on the landscape and the people. This is life in a small Irish village in 2016, one hundred years after the Rising. This Bestselling book is coming in paperback edition.

Leseprobe

Praise for Alice Taylor’s other books

THE WOMEN

‘Like all of her books, it’s a thing of gentle beauty.’

Irish Independent

‘A book that will grip you by the heart.’ U Magazine

DO YOU REMEMBER?

‘A journey into nostalgia with spiritual overtones.’

Irish Independent

‘Abounds in anecdotes of Irish rural life in former times, told in Alice’s Taylor’s distinctive, homely style.’ The Opinion

THE GIFT OF A GARDEN

‘Illuminated by the glowing photographs of Emma Byrne, enriched by such stories as the tree-planting meitheal, the gathering of manure and the history of the garden shed, The Gift of a Garden is itself a gift.’ Irish Examiner

AND TIME STOOD STILL

‘Anybody who has lost someone can find solace in this book.’ Arena, RTÉ Radio 1

Dedication

For Gabriel, in grateful appreciation for the love of this place that you nurtured in me. And for Tim Gabriel, the newest arrival in our village.

Contents

Title PageDedicationIntroduction:Under the Apple TreeChapter 1:The Corner HouseChapter 2:Aunty Peg’s PressChapter 3:Goodbye, Kate and LollyChapter 4:Poor MeChapter 5:Rejuvenation TimeChapter 6:The Colour of MemoryChapter 7:Johnny’s SkipChapter 8:The SplitChapter 9:The Parish PicnicChapter 10:The PresbyteryChapter 11:The Rising SunChapter 12:Back to SimplicityChapter 13:Buried in BooksChapter 14:The Impossible DreamChapter 15:FriendshipChapter 16:The Blue Fountain PenChapter 17:Watch Your Step!Chapter 18:Away with the FairiesChapter 19:Planting HistoryChapter 20:Our Parish ChronicleChapter 21:When They ReturnChapter 22:Home Is a CommunityAbout the AuthorCopyright

Introduction

Under the Apple Tree