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My Father's Wake

My Father's Wake

Where sorrow meets celebration

Book Review, Library, Wisdom, Book, Book Group SelectionCaren MartineauFebruary 23, 2023Non Fiction, Irish, History, Memoir, Dying, Wake, Mortality, Ancestral, Rituals, TED Talk

The Measure

The Measure

This excellent little novel will keep you on your toes, keep you thinking and wrench your heart in the most lovely ways.

Wisdom, Library, BookCaren MartineauOctober 3, 2022Best Seller, NYTimes bestseller, Fantasy, Death, Dying, Mortality, Culture, Society, Author