Edna O'Brien: The Country Girls
Following the death of author Edna O'Brien in July 2024, another chance to hear a 2008 episode in which she talked to Harriett Gilbert about her debut novel The Country Girls.
Following the death of the Irish author Edna O鈥橞rien in July 2024, another chance to hear a 2008 World Book Club episode in which she talked to Harriett Gilbert and an audience of readers about her renowned debut novel The Country Girls. Banned in her homeland on publication, it has become one of O鈥橞rien鈥檚 most admired and renowned works.
Producer: Oliver Jones
Image: Edna O'Brien, pictured in 2009 at the Hay Festival (Credit: David Levenson/Getty Images)
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