Landscapes in Literature (XII)

Aran potatoes and giant daisies.

Hanging Ireland’s dirty laundry out to dry

Ireland’s last Magdalene laundry is up for sale. Campaigners want a memorial to the women abused at the hands of religious orders.

The right to remember and not necessarily to forgive

For over a century, Canada tried to assimilate its Aboriginal people, including setting up a system that sanctioned the kidnapping of native children. A reckoning was long overdue.