Carolyn Brigit Flynn
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SELECTED TESTIMONIALS
R. Jennifer
Goodreads
"The Light of Ordinary Days brings us into a heartwarming—and at times heart-wrenching—family story that reaches back generations, woven into a tapestry of Irish history.
Beautiful on so many levels—from the warmth and flow of the writing, the landscapes of Ireland, and the humanity of the people we meet—this book truly shows the light of ordinary days.
What a gift to be able to trace one’s ancestors so far back in time, and to know the elders, the stories, the myths, and the legends that help us discover not only our place in a family lineage, but our own sense of belonging—belonging to self, family, nature, kin, ancestors, and to each other.
Flynn draws you into their lives through vivid and intimate stories that feel both deeply personal and universally relevant. Though rooted in one Irish family’s nuanced history, their joys, losses, struggles, and resilience unfold with the richness and depth of a novel."
Coleen Stobbe
Goodreads
"The Light of Ordinary Days is anything but ordinary. The story alone will captivate, and it is the lyrical writing that will take you well beyond; to linger over a phase that holds you and brings a depth to the understanding a reader can make of that moment.
I highly recommend The Light of Ordinary Days."
Nancy
Goodreads
"When the young Carolyn Flynn’s sexual orientation made her an exile from her family’s home and religion, the author began what turned out to be a life-defining quest for belonging.
This book describes how the defining facets of her identity – as a partner, mother, traveler, writer, teacher, and intimate daughter of Ireland – developed through her life. In a telling framed by a trip to Ireland in 2013, Flynn demonstrates a deep receptivity to sensory experience, intuition, and the voices of the island and its resident spirits.
We learn that, back in the US, the author teaches a class called “Writing to Feed the Soul.” This memoir seems a fitting tribute to that. It is courageous, vulnerable, passionate, and inviting."
