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  From Amazon.com: "Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but they may not be aware of how great an influence St. Patrick was on the subsequent history of civilization. In How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. Not only did Irish monks and scribes maintain the very record of Western civilization — copying manuscripts of Greek and Latin writers, both pagan and Christian, while libraries and learning on the continent were forever lost — they brought their uniquely Irish world-view to the task." Let's talk about it on Wednesday October 27.

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How the Irish Saved Civilization
by Thomas Cahill
Date:	Wednesday October 27, 2021
Time:	7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
	In this entertaining and compelling narrative, Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. Not only did Irish monks and scribes maintain the very record of Western civilization - copying manuscripts of Greek and Latin writers, both pagan and Christian, while libraries and learning on the continent were forever lost - they brought their uniquely Irish world-view to the task. (From the publisher, Random House)
Contact:	Sonja
From a Low and Quiet Sea
by Donal Ryan
Date:	Wednesday November 24, 2021
Time:	7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
	A moving novel of three men, each searching for something they have lost, from the award-winning and Man Booker nominated author, Donal Ryan. (Amazon)
Contact:	Sonja
More About This:	NOTE: Yes, this is the day before Thanksgiving. When we discussed this book several weeks ago, we felt it was okay to have the discussion on this day.
In the Woods
by Tana French
Date:	Wednesday January 26, 2022
Time:	7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
	The plot of the novel circles around the murder of a twelve-year-old girl, Katy Devlin, whose case Rob and his partner Cassie Maddox are assigned to investigate. The body is found in the same woods where Rob's friends disappeared, at an archaeological dig site; and the coincidence is enough to make Rob nervous, though he insists to his partner that he is fine. (Wikipedia) The is a long book (464 pages), but comes highly recommended by several members of the Book Club. It is the first in a series known as the Dublin Murder Squad.
Contact:	Sonja or Marilyn O.
A Star Called Henry
by Roddy Doyle
Date:	Wednesday February 23, 2022
Time:	7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
	This book describes the early years of Henry Smart's adventure-filled life in early 20th century Ireland. Readers will get caught up in the fight for a free Ireland as did Henry at the age of 14. (Must-Read Books of 2021)
Contact:	Sonja
The Pull of the Stars
by Emma Donoghue
Date:	Wednesday April 27, 2022
Time:	7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
	In an Ireland doubly ravaged by war and disease, Nurse Julia Power works at an understaffed hospital in the city center, where expectant mothers who have come down with the terrible new Flu are quarantined together. Into Julia's regimented 1918 world step two outsiders, Doctor Kathleen Lynn, a rumored Rebel on the run from the police, and a young volunteer helper, Bridie Sweeney. (Goodreads)
Contact:	Sonja