A Chara, - Gareth O'Flaherty (March 9th) makes a very good point. It is indeed a great pity if large, well-stocked bookshops are not occupying prime positions in new shopping centres around Ireland. Even here in the US, supposedly a society fuelled by rampant consumerism, the many excellent bookshops are wonderful pockets of calm among the chaos. - Is mise,
EMMA VERLING, Washington DC, USA.