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GUEST BLOG from Dr Aoife Lynam: Desert Island Books
One overcast Saturday afternoon, I received a rather random request via text to respond immediately with three books that I would take with me to a desert island. I naively thought this request was to receive suggestions of 5-star books to pass the time during lockdown. The suspicious side of me should have known that the text-sending-psychologist was plotting a more meaningful and thought-provoking engagement. In my haste to reply, I selected my three favourite books that I had read in the last number of years and quickly tapped back a response: (1) where the crawdad’s sing; (2) Mornings in Jenin; and (3) America’s First Daughter. I put my phone away and didn’t think much more of it until a quick-witted response came asking for my reasoning. My rationale was that these were stories of grit, overcoming difficulties, or being the first person to do something, which might provide a little motivation or inspiration while on a desert island. The re...
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