‘I am what her savage loving has made me’

Samuel Beckett's road trip with his mother

‘Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.’

In Ireland, January 6th is traditionally Nollaig na mBan, the ‘women’s Christmas’, when men take over the household chores, and women have the day off to celebrate with friends. Today’s post is about a 1935 driving holiday taken by an Irishwoman, May Beckett with her son Samuel in …