Frank Delaney — Irish Novelist born on October 24, 1942,

Frank Delaney is an Irish novelist, journalist and broadcaster. He is the author of New York Times best-seller "Ireland", the non-fiction book "Simple Courage: A True Story of Peril on the Sea", and many other works of fiction, non-fiction and collections. He was born in Tipperary, Ireland... (wikipedia)

To understand and reconnect with our stories, the stories of the ancestors, is to build our identities.
If you have a book, you have a friend.
As an arts journalist in London, working mainly for the BBC, I interviewed hundreds if not thousands of authors. From them I gleaned a great deal of passing instruction in writing and I observed one fascinating detail: no two writers approach their work - physically - in the same way.
Writers have opinions - that, in part, is why they write. Therefore they have strong likes and dislikes.
We all belong to an ancient identity. Stories are the rivers that take us there.