Denyse Woods was born in Boston, but has been living in Cork for almost 30 years, and is based in Inniscarra.

The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair By Lara Williamson (Usborne, €8.30) 

Thomas Becket

Richard Burton and Peter O’Toole played two magnificent roles in Becket (Second Sight, €24.99) as King Henry II and his friend Archbishop Thomas Becket clash over religion and the role of the state.