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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Another gruesome art installation, courtesy of the cat.

Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

…and not one will know of the war, not one Will care at last when it is done. Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree, If mankind perished utterly; And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn, Would scarcely know that we were gone. -Sarah Teasdale #speirgorm

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

The road less travelled… a very old right of way that leads to my house, unused for 50 years, now opened again. Haven’t driven it yet but it makes for an idyllic morning walk 😊 #speirgorm #springtime

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Revisiting a much loved novel on audible. Can think of worse ways to ring in the New Year. #books #booksky

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

What an enchanting way to finish the year’s reading. I think I will always love this book. #books #booksky

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Bereft to have finished Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell on audio. Everything one could wish for to turn dark winter drives into gothic deliciousness. One of my favourite books this year. Saving Piranesi for Christmas: will fit Banville’s Venetian Vespers in between.

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Content to sleep on arm if lap is not on offer 😂

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Joe O’Brien @pnamblath.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Patrick Kavanagh - well loved poet and writer died #OTD 30 November 1967 #PatrickKavanagh #Advent #speirgorm

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

In the search for a long and atmospheric audiobook I came upon this. I’m a bit excited for it. #books #audiobooks #booksky

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Waking up to Gordon Lightfoot on a dark November morning. Nice. #risingtime #speirgorm

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Can’t resist the return of Jimmy Perez. If Cleeves applies the same evocation of place for Orkney as she did for Shetland, I’ll be a happy reader 😊 #books #booksky

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

An academic from a climate-ravaged 2119 searches for poet Francis Blundy’s lost masterpiece, trawling through century-old emails and social media. What’s not to love? #books #booksky

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Well, this was mental. Mental in a good way… sensuous and dark and thrilling, and possibly my favourite of all the Kate Atkinson novels I’ve been devouring over the last couple of months. #books #booksky #KateAtkinson

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Wouldn’t usually watch the tv series before reading the books and worry that the books won’t live up to the series, but I think it’s time to risk it. #mickherron #slowhorses #books #booksky

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

I’m going to miss the Todds, in all their iterations. #kateatkinson #books #booksky

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Everything hangs by a thread. I loved this novel. Off now to ponder my life choices 😉 #books #booksky #kateatkinson

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Really enjoying Yume Kitasei’s Saltcrop… the author is new to me. #booksky #saltcrop

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Tempted to move directly to William Boyd’s The Predicament, having just finished Transcription (everything that I love about a spy novel) but think I’d better intersperse with some sci-fi. Going to try Mason Coile’s Exiles, a Guardian recommendation. #booksky

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Reasons to love September… apples and quince from my uncle’s garden, sunflowers €5 a bunch in the local garden centre 😊 #speirgorm #harvest

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Arrived in the post today from Blackwells, nice surprise! Had forgotten I’d ordered it. #TomCox #Booksky

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Making sloe gin is an annual event, crab apple gin is a new departure 😊 #speirgorm #sloegin

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Indulging in a little Jackson Brodie all over again, via audiobook. It’s been ages since I’ve read them. #booksky

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Everything changes and everything stays the same…. so elegantly done by Tracy Chevalier, as always. #booksky

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

My summer of William Boyd continues, and this is probably the novel I have loved the most, thus far. But then, I’ve thought that about each one, as I go along. #booksky

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

I don’t think I’ll ever forget Logan Mountstuart. #booksky

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Finding it hard to put this down, as always with a Kim Stanley Robinson novel. #booksky

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Listening to this one, took the longer route home this evening… always a sign of a great audiobook. Samuel West narrating. #booksky

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

I haven’t read David Brooks’ NY Times article, but he has clearly annoyed Ann Patchett… some great recommendations from her here. #Booksky youtu.be/tPrH7kqGKCY

youtu.be

New to You: Literature Isn’t Dead

YouTube video by Parnassus Books

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

First William Boyd I’ve read and it was so much fun. Might be the start of a run of William Boyd… #booksky

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Well isn’t this just glorious. Bantry in the sunshine. #speirgorm

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Moved this to the top of the tbr pile, in advance of the West Cork Literary Festival on Friday. Love Hollinghurst’s writing and looking forward to hearing him speak. #booksky #westcorkliteraryfestivsl #speirgorm

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

On Curragh Strand. Water was cold but that’s ok because it’s an otherwise perfect beach. #speirgorm

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Summer rain… we needed a day of this, feels like living in a rainforest 😊 #speirgorm

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

The Ministry of Time has put me back in the form for time-travel, and this one’s shaping up very well so far… Scott Alexander Howard’s The Other Valley #booksky

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Enjoyed The Ministry of Time, with one caveat. I prefer my time travel stories to give some sort of explanation of how the time travel works. I don’t care if it’s a ludicrous explanation, I just need to know how it works. Jack Finney did a superb job with that. #booksky

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Nettle soup time of the year 😊

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

First of the blackthorn blossom around these parts. Love the quality of the evening light at this time of year. #speirgorm

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Recreating the patriotic dessert of our childhood 💚

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Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Here’s a hidden gem in Fermoy, Co. Cork. Intimate venue, truly eclectic calendar of events, really great vibe, and very deserving of local support. Freddie White in top form tonight. Loved every minute of the nostalgia #Cork

therichmondrevival.com

- The Richmond Revival

The Richmond Revival is an independent venue in the heart of Fermoy that hosts live music, arts and education events, along with onsite accommodation.

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