Courting: Tractor Dates, Macra Babies and Swiping Right in Rural Ireland Liadán Hynes

Courting: Tractor Dates, Macra Babies and Swiping Right in Rural Ireland

Author: Liadán Hynes
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Courting: Tractor Dates, Macra Babies and Swiping Right in Rural Ireland
Author
Liadán Hynes
ISBN
9781848408203
Courting is a wonderfully empathic and inclusive book about love and community and all the different ways people can build a good life.'―Patrick FreyneLooking for love - the most human quest of them all - has been transformed in recent years, with new technology removing the need to be in 'the right place at the right time'. Dating has never been more convenient, varied or disposable and we Irish have taken to it with gusto ... and not just in cities.Courting: Tractor Dates, Macra Babies and Swiping Right in Rural Ireland tells a variety of honest and touching stories of trying to meet The One in a rural setting, where the ingredients for successful dating - choice, proximity, free time and, for some, alcohol and anonymity - aren't always guaranteed. Liadán Hynes travels from family farms to tiny islands, village pubs to remote communities, to sit down with childhood sweethearts, long-lost loves and singles, ever hopefuls and lonely hearts, as they navigate this quest through tractor dates, Macra, dating apps and more. They candidly describe swiping for love and moving for it, hooking up and settling down, all while inheriting a 24/7 farm job or coming out, returning to the home place or joining the pandemic exodus.Revealing the importance of community, diversity and, above all, hope and resilience, Courting is an insightful and unique window into dating in rural Ireland today.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Liadán HynesPublisher: New Island BooksPublished: 11/29/2022ISBN: 9781848408203Pages: 264Weight: 0.80lbs
Courting is a wonderfully empathic and inclusive book about love and community and all the different ways people can build a good life.'―Patrick FreyneLooking for love - the most human quest of them all - has been transformed in recent years, with new technology removing the need to be in 'the right place at the right time'. Dating has never been more convenient, varied or disposable and we Irish have taken to it with gusto ... and not just in cities.Courting: Tractor Dates, Macra Babies and Swiping Right in Rural Ireland tells a variety of honest and touching stories of trying to meet The One in a rural setting, where the ingredients for successful dating - choice, proximity, free time and, for some, alcohol and anonymity - aren't always guaranteed. Liadán Hynes travels from family farms to tiny islands, village pubs to remote communities, to sit down with childhood sweethearts, long-lost loves and singles, ever hopefuls and lonely hearts, as they navigate this quest through tractor dates, Macra, dating apps and more. They candidly describe swiping for love and moving for it, hooking up and settling down, all while inheriting a 24/7 farm job or coming out, returning to the home place or joining the pandemic exodus.Revealing the importance of community, diversity and, above all, hope and resilience, Courting is an insightful and unique window into dating in rural Ireland today.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Liadán Hynes
Publisher: New Island Books
Published: 11/29/2022
ISBN: 9781848408203
Pages: 264
Weight: 0.80lbs
Courting is a wonderfully empathic and inclusive book about love and community and all the different ways people can build a good life.'―Patrick FreyneLooking for love - the most human quest of them all - has been transformed in recent years, with new technology removing the need to be in 'the right place at the right time'. Dating has never been more convenient, varied or disposable and we Irish have taken to it with gusto ... and not just in cities.Courting: Tractor Dates, Macra Babies and Swiping Right in Rural Ireland tells a variety of honest and touching stories of trying to meet The One in a rural setting, where the ingredients for successful dating - choice, proximity, free time and, for some, alcohol and anonymity - aren't always guaranteed. Liadán Hynes travels from family farms to tiny islands, village pubs to remote communities, to sit down with childhood sweethearts, long-lost loves and singles, ever hopefuls and lonely hearts, as they navigate this quest through tractor dates, Macra, dating apps and more. They candidly describe swiping for love and moving for it, hooking up and settling down, all while inheriting a 24/7 farm job or coming out, returning to the home place or joining the pandemic exodus.Revealing the importance of community, diversity and, above all, hope and resilience, Courting is an insightful and unique window into dating in rural Ireland today.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Liadán Hynes
Publisher: New Island Books
Published: 11/29/2022
ISBN: 9781848408203
Pages: 264
Weight: 0.80lbs