With the first of May coming on a Sunday, this second Sunday seems to have snuck up on us, and that's not good at all.
There you are, in need of a gift for your mother or your wife or your sister or aunt, and where's a person to go early on a Sunday morning when the shops are closed? Give the gift of reading.
If your loved one has any sort of e-reading device, you can surprise them with a couple of fine works from the Irish diaspora.
The Leaven of the Pharisees is a tale of a daughter's love for her father, a love that grows as she discovers the reason behind his reticence when she asked about his childhood. The Smashwords edition has been formatted to meet the requirements of all e-reader platforms. You can find one to match Mam's preferred device and she'll thank you for it.
Any mother who is fond of historical fiction, romance and intrigue would enjoy A Terrible Beauty. Set in Western Australia and Dublin, the novel follows the growth of a rebellion, from conception to birth. More than one tear will be shed before the first shot is fired at Dublin's General Post Office in 1916.
Buy one, buy both. Either way, lucky mothers who receive the gift of reading will be so engrossed in the novels that they won't mind if you don't take them out to dinner.
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