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Dublin, 1904. Nora Barnacle is a 20-year-old from Galway, working as a maid at Finn’s Hotel. On June 16th, Bloomsday, her life is changed when she meets Dubliner James Joyce - a fateful encounter that turns into a lifelong love. Despite his hesitation to marry, Nora follows Joyce in pursuit of a life beyond Ireland. But as their life unfolds, Nora finds herself in conflict between their intense desire for each other and the constant anxiety of living in poverty throughout Europe.

Greg Davis’ Checkmate details his 60-year life journey as it covers a wide range of emotions, from discussing the challenging times of grieving the loss of close friends and family to humorous anecdotes on the many mistakes made in life. There are over a dozen lessons, as the author’s hope for this book is that it helps listeners increase their happiness and attain their Checkmate.

We live in a time of instant self-gratification. Just about everything we think we want is within our reach. This includes most things like food, sex, social entertainment, material things, even marriage. We have the advancement in technology to thank for a lot of it. In most states, obtaining a marriage license has little requirement other than filling out paperwork. There is even the option of going online to expedite the process.