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Do You Remember? (Paperback)
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Do You Remember? (Paperback)
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List price R374
Loot Price R315
Discovery Miles 3 150
You Save R59 (16%)
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Alice Taylor remembers her childhood home - the farm with all its
tools and animals, the home with its equipment for living, its
daily challenges, constant hard work, and its comforts too. She
describes the huge open fireplace where all the cooking was done,
where the big black kettle hung permanently from the crane over the
flames; here the family sat in the evenings, talking, knitting,
going over the events of the day, saying the rosary. She
experienced the sow being brought indoors to have her precious
brood of bonhams. She recalls the faithful, beloved horses and
their wonderfully varied outfits - one set of tackle for each job
they did on the farm; the ritual of lighting the oil lamps - from
the fancy one in the parlour to the tiny one under the Sacred Heart
picture; the excitement of threshing day and the satisfaction of a
good harvest - the stations, the neighbours, and later the local
dancehall and cinema. All the jobs and tools of a way of life long
gone live on in the hearts of those who were formed by it. Here
Alice Taylor celebrates them all with love. 'magical ... reading
the book, I felt a faint ache in my heart ... I find myself longing
for those days ... it is essential reading.' Irish Independent
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