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Short Works: In the Forest Park by Kevin Barry

In the Forest Park by Kevin Barry

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Two lovers are reunited after decades apart.

Two lovers meet again by a lake in Ireland, the place they broke up, after decades apart. Written and read by Kevin Barry.

In a bittersweet tale, two lovers meet again by an Irish lake - the place they broke up, decades before....

Acclaimed Irish writer, Kevin Barry, reads a his story, specially commissioned for BBC Radio. 

Kevin Barry is an acclaimed Irish writer, whose debut novel, City of Bohane, won the 2013 Impac Dublin literary award.

His next novel, Beatlebone, was the winner of the Goldsmiths prize, and his novel, Night Boat to Tangier, was longlisted for the Booker Prize. 

Producer: Justine Willett

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2019.

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