Have any of you men ever read a really good book on James Connolly? I want to learn more about the man but can’t seem to find anything on the library services website. I thought I’d ask here before I go into Dublin and head for Connolly books and probably get nothing. Cheers 
Another daycent holiday read from the Robert Harris stable. This one is about the aftermath of the English Civil War.
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Fuck me that was a long book. Great read though. It was a grim enough life on the frontier.
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I read this very recently. Enjoyable read and interesting insight into the puritans and Cromwell supporters of the time.
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Fitzy jnr is big into the oul Communism (he’s reading Engels at the moment). Connolly is his hero and he reckons this is the best book about him.
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I will look into this, thanks for that
Another Robert Harris book, his first. Got it in the Vincent de Paul for €1.50 so why not. The premise here is the Germany won the war and it’s the fallout from that. Sags a bit in the middle but another good holiday read.
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I enjoyed “Precipice” by Robert Harris
About PM Asquith and World War I.
Asquith was a very odd sort
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Nearly finished “Young Mungo” by Douglas Stuart ( his first novel was the excellent Snuggie Bain)
I’m an emotional wreck reading it.He really is a very good writer.
His Scotland is a miserable auld place
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I’m currently reading his new book ‘John of John’ which is set on a remote island like where Hot Shot Hamish came from
I’ve also read Young Mungo and although both books are decent I doubt he’ll ever approach the brilliance of Shuggie Bain again
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I’m reading Archangel at the moment,
I had to look up Beria afterwards. What an absolute piece of shit he was.
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I found that one dragged on a bit and I was fairly sick of Asquith for a finish.
Fatherland was good, interesting perspective.
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