Well written, well researched, authentic retelling from myths and history and folklore. Thomson has brought to life a person and an era dear to this reviewer’s heart-lover of all things Irish-and this tale has settled deep in my soul.” This is my favorite genre, and is a job well done that does not disappoint. Pages of Ireland is a continuation from Brigid of Ireland, and as I said in my review “Ms. Pages of Ireland: Aine (pronounced AWN-ya) had the book under her cloak in less time than it took the scribe to light the candles in the scriptorium. No one in Ireland will know the power of the words written on its pages if the book does not survive the battle.īrigid of Ireland: “Does it bother ye? Being a slave, I mean?” While many seek to possess the book, it appears to choose who will hear its words. Is it the power of a vengeful god or the command of the book that is causing his anguish?

The formerly banished druid Ardan hopes the book can be traded for revenge, but a mysterious force curses him with a reoccurring mark in the shape of Brigid’s famous reed cross. She seeks help from Brigid, the woman who rescued her long ago, but doing so puts an entire monastery at risk as the king deploys his army to get the book back. When she steals it from her betrothed’s clan, desperate to use it to help her mother’s impoverished people, events tumble out of control. Pages of Ireland: Aine, a young woman unwillingly pledged to marry, believes the book is a talisman with the power to change her circumstances.

Patrick, this fantasy-filled novel will captivate readers as Brigid must choose between God’s will and the desire to save her family. Knowing how the Irish people cling to superstitions and fears, can Brigid overcome them? Will her hatred for her father and a scheming evil sorcerer destroy her faith? Set in the era of St.

Desperately seeking love and acceptance, Brigid becomes a believer in Christ. If you’d like to join us on your blog for First Line Fridays, shoot Carrie Reading is My Superpower an email and let her know!īrigid of Ireland: In 5th-century pagan-dominated Ireland, Brigid is born a slave to her own father and is separated from her mother. BLOGWORDS – Friday 27 January 2017 – FIRST LINE FRIDAY – BRIGID OF IRELAND and PAGES OF IRELAND by CINDY THOMSON FIRST LINE FRIDAY – BRIGID OF IRELAND and PAGES OF IRELAND by CINDY THOMSON Reading is My SuperPower Bookworm Mama

Brigid of Ireland by Cindy Thomson