SuitabookWhen Irish guys are smiling
Suzanne Supplee
- Reading
- If grief feels close to home, agree that your reader can pause and talk about Delk’s feelings. You might also discuss what she enjoys about Ireland apart from her new attraction.
- Themes
- Grief and starting over: Delk travels abroad hoping to be happy, while feeling she may never get over her mother’s death. The premise places grief alongside a hoped-for fresh start; it does not establish that travel resolves loss.
- Romance and expectations of Ireland: During her semester in Ireland, Delk enjoys local activities and begins to fall for a young Irishman. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Delk is still grieving her mother’s death, and her pregnant stepmother is changing the family home. These bereavement and family-change themes may be worth noting for a reader sensitive to loss.