Summary of To School through the Fields
“To School through the Fields” are the memoirs of Alice Taylor’s childhood days in the 1940s, when she grew up in a large family on a farm in County Cork. It is a work of non-fiction, that captures a time and a way of life that have since vanished. The book includes countryside stories, local legends, and amusing anecdotes about her family and the people of the village.
Reasons to read To School through the Fields
“To School through the Fields” may not be the pinnacle of high literature, but it offers an engaging and heartwarming (though some might say nostalgic) glimpse into the lives of ordinary people in rural Ireland. It became the best-selling book ever published in Ireland. Many of Alice Taylor’s books, including her novel “The Village”, are set in Innishannon, where she spent most of her life.
Setting: Lisdangan & Newmarket, County Cork (Ireland)
Original title: To School Through the Fields
Year of publication: 1988
Nr of pages: 240
