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Book at Bedtime: Mary Costello - Academy Street: Episode 8

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Mary Costello - Academy Street

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Theo, now aged fourteen, has some tough questions for Tess. The reader is Niamh Cusack.

Tess has raised her son Theo alone. Now aged 14, he’s old enough to ask some tough questions. Read by Niamh Cusack.

Shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award, Mary Costello's acclaimed debut traces the arc of a quiet woman's life: from Tess Lohan's childhood in 1940s rural Ireland through to her emigration to America and a career as a nurse in New York.
 
Tess has never again heard from David and has raised their son, Theo, alone. Now aged 14, Theo is old enough to ask some tough questions.
 
Read by Niamh Cusack
 
Written by Mary Costello
 
Abridged by Kirsteen Cameron
 
Produced by Kirsteen Cameron

Book at Bedtime: Mary Costello - Academy Street

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Mary Costello's powerful novel recounts the life of Irish farmer's daughter Tess Lohan.

Mary Costello's powerful, lyrical novel, shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards, recounts the life of Irish farmer's daughter Tess Lohan. Read by Niamh Cusack. Abridged by Kirsteen Cameron.

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