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Galway Public Libraries for BOOKS and IDEAS

Readers may be interested in the following books which have been added to stock at Galway City Library

Silent Day In Tangier, by Tahar Ben Jelloun. Quartet
In a run-down house in Tangier, an old man waits to die. His regrets are not for a life unlived but for happiness glimpsed, taken for granted or lost, opportunities experienced and betrayed. Jelloun combines the gifts of the traditional Arab storyteller--that ability to play fantastic variations upon the simplest of themes--with remarkable philosophical insight.

The Poetry Home Repair Manual: Practical Advice For Beginning Poets, by Ted Kooser. Bison Books
A no-nonsense book, which "advocates for poems that can be read and understood without professional interpretation." To that end, he offers plenty of examples from contemporary poets, explaining uses of rhyme, meter, imagery and other fundamentals without resorting to too much technical language. The last chapter stresses time as the greatest help in editing: "leave your poem alone until it looks as if someone else might have written it."

Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy, Jeanne Birdsall. Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Adults who have been longing to find books for children that remind them of their own childhood favourites need look no further. What this comforting family tale offers are four marvellously appealing sisters, and true childhood behaviour (disobeying, running away, a first crush). Problems are solved and lessons learned in this wonderful, humorous story that features characters whom readers will immediately love, as well as a superb writing style. For ages 8-12.