{"product_id":"twenty-years-a-growing-9781879941397","title":"Twenty Years A-Growing","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eO’Sullivan’s memoir of growing up on the Great Blasket, a sparsely inhabited Gaelic-speaking island off the Atlantic coast of Ireland. “The only book I have ever reviewed which simply had to be praised without reservation.”—Sean O’Fáoláin, The Listener. Introductory Note by E. M. Forster.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eO'Sullivan here tells the story of his growing up in Great Blasket, a sparse island off Ireland's Atlantic coast with a Gaelic-speaking population. Along with an introduction by E.M. Forster from the original 1933 printing, this edition contains new photos and illustrations by the author. * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003eIt is a summer island of romantic beauty that he shows us, dwelling always on the colour of the scenery and the bright, wild life... * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eThis natural and beautiful book brings a breath of sea air and a strange music....It is as alive and sparkling as the sea on a summer morning. * The Observer *\u003cbr\u003eA book to buy, to beg, or to borrow. To miss it is to miss something which will leave your adventuring among books incomplete. * Irish Independent *\u003cbr\u003eYou cannot possibly fail to enjoy this book, the only book I have ever reviewed which simply had to be praised without reservation... * The Listener *","brand":"J S Sanders and Company Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515995328855,"sku":"9781879941397","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781879941397.jpg?v=1745428444","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/twenty-years-a-growing-9781879941397","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}