Mary Therese Therese FloodI am a retired English teacher/examiner now finding time to edit and finish all three novels. To Love and Serve, just published emanated from the COVID period when there was time to reflect and read. I devoured many Irish writers: Sally Rooney, Maria Keyes, Ann Griffin, AnnEnright and more and saw in their stories a culture completely changed from just a few decades ago. The modern liberated Irish woman reflects different freer attitudes and customs than that of the 60s and 70s . On the one hand, it has been culturally enriching, giving women independence and choices. On the other hand, I think some of the richness has been lost, with slack views on marriage and relationships, a hunger for wealth generated from EEC membership, and more. My novel shows how different times were, and I hope readers will judge whether they were better and more grounded in morals and beliefs, to the opposite. Read More Read Less