“The Light of Ordinary Days offers the teachings we need—in particular about a European American discovering her own native ancestors across the sea—brave, honest, and transformational.” —Deena Metzger, award-winning author of La Negra y Blanca, A Rain of Night Birds, and What Dinah Thought

“In this beautiful, spirited memoir, we find ourselves on a far-reaching journey that, in the end, brings us home to what matters.” —Regina O’Melveny, author of The Book of Madness and Cures

“In this deeply moving love song to Ireland and the human heart, Carolyn Brigit Flynn brilliantly explores the legacy of her Irish ancestors and the true meaning of homeland.” —Laura Davis, author of The Courage to Heal and The Burning Light of Two Stars

“Carolyn Brigit Flynn’s grasp of Ireland is superb. I have relations in New York and Georgia, and as a child, my encounters with them as they returned to Ireland are so similar to Carolyn’s accounts of her first visits to Ireland that, at times as I read, I was transported back to my youth and those brash, exotic American visitors. A beautiful book.” —Gerard Clarke, Irish ecologist and history guide

“The Light of Ordinary Days shows how an Irish Catholic daughter, who is thrown out of the house and the family for being queer, finds her own people, both historically and in the present moment. Her deep dive into intimate personal experiences, rendered with breathtaking honesty, is given in the context of many larger Irish stories. She explores the suffering of the Great Hunger, the continuation of that trauma in our own time, and where and how both countries and individuals can find healing.” —Mary Dingee Fillmore, author of An Address in Amsterdam 

“The ancient name for Ireland is Woody Island. Carolyn Brigit Flynn offers readers a journey into her family’s history and Ireland’s history in a search for ancestry, healing, and a spiritual home. To read The Light of Ordinary Days is to immerse oneself in the holiness of the land and waters, the holiness that has the potential to heal what is broken in our families, our souls, and even in our world. There are books that must be written, books that save lives, and this is one of them.” —James Janko, author of The Wire-Walker

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