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Angela's Mother

Angela's mother has resigned herself to an unchanging future until, one day, hope drops through her letterbox. Written and read by Michèle Forbes.

An original short story commissioned by Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4, written and read by MichΓ¨le Forbes.

Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Michèle Forbes is an award-winning theatre, television and film actress. Her first novel Ghost Moth was published in 2013 to great critical acclaim and Forbes was shortlisted for Newcomer of the Year at the Irish Book Awards, for First Book Award at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival and selected as one of The Observer’s Seven Debut Novels That Will Make A Splash in 2014. Her second novel Edith & Oliver was a Sunday Times Book of the Year. Her short stories have won both The Bryan MacMahon and The Michael Laverty Award. She lives in Dalkey, Dublin.

Reader: Michèle Forbes
Writer: Michèle Forbes
Producer: Michael Shannon

A Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Northern Ireland production.

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Sun 25 Oct 2020 00:30
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  • Fri 23 Oct 2020 15:45
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  • Sun 25 Oct 2020 00:30
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