She knows about my tendency to read and buy too many books. She knows about my enjoyment of all things Irish. So, she asked, had I heard about or read anything by Maeve Binchy? Yes, I said, I have heard of her. But no, I had not read any of her works.
The next day, Tina brings in a stack of books: two works by Binchy, and another book about an Irish rebel by the name of John Devoy. (Ireland has a lot of rebels. This one I have not heard about. He came to America to fight for Ireland's freedom. I am interested in learning more.)
Adding more to the stack
This means I have three more books in my stack -- at a time I am seriously working to shrink it, rather than expand it. On the plus side, two of the books are written by a woman, at a time another goal of mine is to read more women authors -- especially ones I have not read before.
So my two goals are now in conflict -- subtract from the stack, but add more women writers. I guess I'll just have to read faster.
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