The Magic Faraway Tree and the Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe for the imaginary other worlds. Charlotte’s Web made me cry and taught me how powerful books could be.

I’ll be back in Ireland next week. Hopefully I’ll get into Limerick and pick up one.🤞🏻

First place in Arabia to discover oil.

My boy was the same age as Hamnet when I read it. That heartbreaking chapter had me in pieces.

They would be up there in my top books too. Hamnet still makes me tearful when I think of it.