For an exceptionally long time now we have told stories during winter to comfort and entertain ourselves during the cold bleak months. This includes folk tales, fairy tales, and ghost stories. Some of my favourite books feature storytelling and folk tales at the heart of them, and I find them particularly perfect comfort reads for this time of year. One of my favourite openings ever begins on a cold winter’s night in a pub where everyone has gathered to tell …
Author: Eilis O'Sullivan
→Eilis is a bibliophile who enjoys indulging in historical fiction, fantasy, classics, biography, and all sorts of non-fiction. Her goal in life is to one day read every single book on her shelves, which may never come.
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