Description
Life is an ocean and love is a boat, In troubled waters that keeps us afloat ...This lively collection uncovers for the first time how the best Irish love songs came to be. This is for anyone who ever wondered who the 'Galway Girl' was, or if there was a real-life 'Nancy Spain'. Learn the often surprising, sometimes bittersweet, but always absorbing stories of the real women who inspired some of the world's finest love songs.
About the Author
Gerard Hanberry is a prizewinning poet, biographer, musician and teacher. Widely published in Ireland and abroad, he is included in Penguin's anthology Windharp: Poems of Ireland, 1916-2016. He gives regular talks and readings around the country.
Reviews
'Fascinating insight.'
* Books Ireland *'A worthy and recommended book.'
* Irish Examiner *Book Information
ISBN 9781848892873
Author Gerard Hanberry
Format Hardback
Page Count 208
Imprint The Collins Press
Publisher Gill
Weight(grams) 461g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 138mm * 25mm
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