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Short Works: Tide Witch

Short Works: Tide Witch by Jess Kidd

Tide Witch by Jess Kidd

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A woman uncovers a mysterious artefact whilst renovating her new home.

A family moves to a small village, but while renovating their house finds a mysterious 'witch bottle'. Read by Katherine Press.

A family moves to a small Irish village only to discover, whilst renovating their cottage, a mysterious 'witch bottle' hidden within the walls.

A haunting original short work by Jess Kidd.  

Read by Katherine Press. 

Jess was brought up in London as part of a large family from County Mayo. Her first novel 'Himself' was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards in 2016 and she was the winner of the Costa Short Story Award in the same year. 

Her second novel 'The Hoarder' (also titled Mr. Flood’s Last Resort') was shortlisted for the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award. Her third novel 'Things in Jars' was published in 2019.

Producer: Michael Shannon

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.

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