The Country Girls

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Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy

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The Country Girls Trilogy

Edna O'Brien's trilogy of novels about two girls growing up in 1950s rural Ireland.

Dramatisations of Edna O'Brien's trilogy of novels about the lives of two girls growing up in 1950s rural Ireland.

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Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy: The Country Girls: 10. Shattered Dreams

10. Shattered Dreams

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Kate and Baba's Dublin dreams fall prey to sex and sickness.

Kate and Baba's Dublin dreams fall prey to sex and sickness. Starring Aoibhinn McGinnity and Charlie Murphy.

Kate'and Baba's Dublin dreams  fall prey to sex and sickness.

Conclusion of Edna O’Brien’s frank, funny and subversive story of friendship and growing up in rural Ireland in the 1950s - seen through the eyes of two friends.

Dramatised by Lin Coghlan.

Kate ...... Charlie Murphy
Baba ...... Aoibhinn McGinnity
Mr Gentlemen ...... Paul Chahidi
Reg ...... Ciarán McMenamim
Joanna ...... Susan Jameson
Minnie ...... Ell Potter

Directors: Sally Avens & Jessica Dromgoole

First broadcast on Radio 4 in August 2019.

Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy: The Country Girls

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The first book in Edna O'Brien's trilogy about two girls growing up in 1950s rural Ireland

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