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Supermarket Flowers by Dermot Bolger

4 Extra Debut. A grandmother is upset her wall is now a shrine for a grieving mother whose child was knocked down there. Read by Jane Brennan.

A deteriorating relationship between a woman who owns a house, outside which a child is knocked down at a bus stop, and the grieving mother who insists on leaving fresh flowers there each day turning the woman’s garden wall into a permanent shrine.

Jane Brennan reads Dermot Bolger's short story.

Dermot Bolger is one of Ireland’s most prolific writers. His radio plays for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 include 'The Night Manager' and 'The Fortunestown Kid' and the radio version of his own novel 'The Woman's Daughter' broadcast in seven countries and winner of the Worldplay Award for best script.

Producer: Gemma McMullan

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in May 2016.

15 minutes

Last on

Sun 27 Oct 2024 14:45

Credits

Role Contributor
Writer Dermot Bolger
Reader Jane Brennan
Producer Gemma McMullan

Broadcasts

  • Fri 20 May 2016 15:45
  • Tue 3 Mar 2020 11:00
  • Tue 3 Mar 2020 21:00
  • Sun 27 Oct 2024 14:45