Celtic Harp

I'm not sure if I have mentioned this before, but I love reading. I read all the time, in front of the TV, in bed, when I have some free time. Not heavy reading, but I like almost any books. Among my collection of about 400 books in the library (yes, we have a library in the home), is a selection of about 30 Readers Digest Condensed story books. I'm slowly working my way through them, having bought a whole lot about 20 years ago, and inherited a whole lot more in 2001.

I have just finished reading what must be one of the most beautiful stories I have ever had the privilege to read.

The Island Harp - by Jeanne Williams. Set on some Scottish Islands around the time of the Irish Potato famine, it is hard reading as a lot of Scottish words are used, but I managed to learn their meanings by re-reading the sentences they were in, or understanding the concept of the paragraph.

It's beautiful!!! Worth a read.

Rumour has it that we are all only 7 places removed from anyone on this planet, ie., I know someone, who knows someone who knows someone.....x7 who will know Jeanne Williams. If this is true then:-

Ms. Williams, thank you so much for sharing this story with us. If only 30% of it would be true it would still bring out of most readers an incredible empathy for the suffering endured by those islanders so long ago. The description of the Celtic harp, and it's music brings it to life for me, so much so that I now want to find a CD with it's music recorded thereon. I want to visit those islands, and see the rocks, the peat, feel the wind.

Surely those hard times is what built the now famous Scottish pride and strength, and is the reason why, still today, most of them want to independent, and not part of any "foreign" governance.

Again I thank you, and hope to read more of your stuff.


Salagatle!