Episode 1
As Christmas approaches, Bill Furlong reflects on how he came from less than nothing. Read by Don Wycherley.
It is 1985, in an Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal and timber merchant, faces into his busiest season. As he does the rounds, he feels the past rising up to meet him 鈥� and encounters the complicit silences of a people controlled by the Church.
The long-awaited new work from the internationally bestselling author of 鈥楩oster鈥�, 鈥楽mall Things Like These鈥� is an unforgettable story of hope, quiet heroism and tenderness.
The Author
Claire Keegan was born and grew up on a farm in Wicklow, Ireland. Her first collection of short stories 鈥楢ntarctica鈥� was awarded the Rooney Prize for Literature. Her second short story collection 鈥榃alk the Blue Fields鈥� won the 2008 Edge Hill Prize for Short Stories. In 2021, the Ireland Francophonie Ambassadors鈥� Literary Award was awarded to the French translation of 鈥楽mall Things Like These鈥�.
Reader: Don Wycherley
Writer: Claire Keegan
Abridger: Doreen Estall
Producer: Michael Shannon
Exec Editor: Andy Martin
A 麻豆社 Northern Ireland production.
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- Mon 13 Dec 2021 12:04麻豆社 Radio 4
- Mon 13 Dec 2021 22:45麻豆社 Radio 4, 麻豆社 Radio Ulster & 麻豆社 Radio Foyle