Ninety-Nine Words for Rain (and One for Sun) by Manchan Magan #foliosociety The Isla of the present

The Isla of the present

it is one of the most masterful literary novels published in recent years

open relationship

homesteader

with their easy reference to western pulp fiction and music

Ninety-Nine Words for Rain (and One for Sun) by Manchan Magan #foliosociety The Isla of the presentMeet the naladir (cloud watchers) and radir (stargazers) from our past who, without the luxury of Met ireann at their disposal, observed birds, trees, animals, as well as markers on land and sea for signs of weather change. The sheer richness and variety of terms they amassed reveal the closeness with which they observed the world around them. Swallows flying low foretold rain. The herons behaviour offered many hints: Aimsir chrua thirim nuair a bhonn