What the wind knows book review7/7/2023 ![]() Surely the lessons must be that we have a moral duty to all the people of the British Isles. So inextricably linked that the actions of one country or state have the potential of destabilising the British Isles. The history of all the peoples of the British Isles are inextricably linked, culturally, economically, politically. For us, in Britain, these questions are leading to an erosion of the United Kingdom, and as a result, the viability of Great Britain as a political unit also hangs in the balance. In Ireland, in the early 1920s, these questions led to a civil war, and no-one benefits from a civil war. ![]() And as I read, Britain is now at the same juncture in history, where identity, nationhood, economics and politics all collide in the Brexit question. The setting is … when? Anne Gallagher, a successful author, based in New York finds herself in Ireland, in 1921 at a crucial time in the history of Ireland. Definitely a “Margaret’s recommendation”. ![]() This book is a glorious mix of romance, history, politics and science fiction at its best. ![]() Once time travel enters into the equation, questions about predestination arise, and the circularity of time, and as is so often in Dr Who plots, the question of if and how the timeline can be changed. I must admit that at times I was reminded of “The Time Traveller’s Wife” by Audrey Niffenegger at times. ![]() A love story, an historical account and a little bit of time travel. There is an awful lot of dross out there. I must admit, I was giving up with finding a good read. ![]()
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