On Raglan Road by Gerard Hanberry

On Raglan Road by Gerard Hanberry

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This lively account uncovers for the first time how great love songs came to be, and explains who the 'Galway Girl' was, or if there was a real-life 'Nancy Spain'. Learn the often surprising, sometimes bittersweet but always absorbing stories of the real women who inspired some of the world's finest love songs.

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On Raglan Road by Gerard Hanberry

Life is an ocean and love is a boat, In troubled waters that keeps us afloat ...This lively collection uncovers for the first time how the best Irish love songs came to be. This is for anyone who ever wondered who the 'Galway Girl' was, or if there was a real-life 'Nancy Spain'. Learn the often surprising, sometimes bittersweet, but always absorbing stories of the real women who inspired some of the world's finest love songs.

'Fascinating insight'

* Books Ireland *

'A worthy and recommended book.'

* Irish Examiner *

Gerard Hanberry is a prizewinning poet, biographer, musician and teacher. Widely published in Ireland and abroad, he is included in Penguin's anthology Windharp: Poems of Ireland, 1916-2016. He gives regular talks and readings around the country.

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ISBN 13 9781848892873
ISBN 10 184889287X
Title On Raglan Road
Author Gerard Hanberry
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Gill
Year published 2016-09-23
Number of pages 208
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.