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'A delightful evocation of Irishness and of the author's deep-rooted love of the very fields of home' Publishers Weekly

Alice Taylor’s classic account of growing up in the Irish countryside, the biggest selling book ever published in Ireland, beautifully reproduced with photographs from Alice's life.

If ever a voice has captured the colors, the rhythms, the rich, bittersweet emotions of a time gone by, it is Alice Taylor's. Her tales of childhood in rural Ireland hark back to a timeless past, to a world now lost, but ever and fondly remembered. The colorful characters and joyous moments she offers have made To School Through the Fields an Irish phenomenon, and have made Alice herself the most beloved author in all of the Emerald Isle. A must-have for fans of Alice Taylor.



Trade Review

A delightful evocation of Irishness and of the author’s deep-rooted
love of “the very fields of home” … with its rituals and local characters

* Publishers Weekly *

One of the most richly evocative and moving portraits of
childhood ever written.

* Boston Globe *

Ireland’s Laurie Lee … a chronicler of fading village life and rural rituals

* The Observer *

To School Through the Fields

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      Publisher: O'Brien Press Ltd
      Publication Date: 02/09/2013
      ISBN13: 9781847175878, 978-1847175878
      ISBN10: 1847175872

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      'A delightful evocation of Irishness and of the author's deep-rooted love of the very fields of home' Publishers Weekly

      Alice Taylor’s classic account of growing up in the Irish countryside, the biggest selling book ever published in Ireland, beautifully reproduced with photographs from Alice's life.

      If ever a voice has captured the colors, the rhythms, the rich, bittersweet emotions of a time gone by, it is Alice Taylor's. Her tales of childhood in rural Ireland hark back to a timeless past, to a world now lost, but ever and fondly remembered. The colorful characters and joyous moments she offers have made To School Through the Fields an Irish phenomenon, and have made Alice herself the most beloved author in all of the Emerald Isle. A must-have for fans of Alice Taylor.



      Trade Review

      A delightful evocation of Irishness and of the author’s deep-rooted
      love of “the very fields of home” … with its rituals and local characters

      * Publishers Weekly *

      One of the most richly evocative and moving portraits of
      childhood ever written.

      * Boston Globe *

      Ireland’s Laurie Lee … a chronicler of fading village life and rural rituals

      * The Observer *

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