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Book at Bedtime: The Illuminations

Andrew O'Hagan

Sian Preece

Maureen Beattie

Eilidh McCreadie

Book at Bedtime: The Illuminations: Episode 4

The Illuminations

Episode 4

BBC Radio 4 - Book at Bedtime, The Illuminations, Episode 4

Anne's obsession with her ceramic rabbit has been noticed at the sheltered housing complex

Anne's obsession with her ceramic rabbit has been noticed at the sheltered housing complex.

by Andrew O'Hagan.

Anne's obsession with her ceramic rabbit has been noticed at the sheltered housing complex. 

Andrew O'Hagan's novel follows 82-year old Anne Quirk, a forgotten pioneer of documentary photography who lives in sheltered housing on the west coast of Scotland. A planned retrospective of her work stirs long-buried memories and leads her grandson to uncover the tragedy in her past which has defined three generations.

Abridged by Sian Preece
Reader: Maureen Beattie
Produced by Eilidh McCreadie.

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Andrew O'Hagan's novel about 82-year-old Anne Quirk, a pioneer of documentary photography

Andrew O'Hagan's novel follows 82-year-old Anne Quirk, a forgotten pioneer of documentary photography.

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