In February of 1970, Thomas Lynch, aged twenty-one, bought a one-way ticket to Ireland. He landed in the townland of Moveen, at the edge of the ocean in West Clare, outside the thatched cottage that his great-grandfather had left late in the nineteenth century with a one-way ticket to America. Tommy and Nora Lynch, Thomas Lynch's elderly, unmarried, distant cousins welcomed the young American 'home'. In the words of the author, 'it changed my life'. Booking Passage is part travelogue, part cultural study, part memoir and ...
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In February of 1970, Thomas Lynch, aged twenty-one, bought a one-way ticket to Ireland. He landed in the townland of Moveen, at the edge of the ocean in West Clare, outside the thatched cottage that his great-grandfather had left late in the nineteenth century with a one-way ticket to America. Tommy and Nora Lynch, Thomas Lynch's elderly, unmarried, distant cousins welcomed the young American 'home'. In the words of the author, 'it changed my life'. Booking Passage is part travelogue, part cultural study, part memoir and elegy, part guidebook for what Lynch calls 'fellow pilgrims' working their way through their own and the larger histories. It is a magnificent hymn of praise to Ireland.
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Anyone, Irish or not, will benefit from reading this book. His reflections on life are thought provoking yet comforting.
shamrockguy
Aug 12, 2007
For Yanks with affection for the Old Sod
Having lived in Ireland for a brief time, I can state that this book touches the true fabric of Irish life in a wondrous, almost lyrical fashion. Hard to put down. Guaranteed to produce tears of laughter, joy and emotion.
Mr. Lynch is truly what the Irish call a "Paddy", a kind description of Americans who lapse easily into their "Irishness" upon arrival in Eire.
