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Short Works: Mumma's Boy by Kirstin Innes

Mumma's Boy by Kirstin Innes

BBC Radio 4 - Short Works, Mumma's Boy by Kirstin Innes

A woman grapples with motherhood and apocalyptic weather.

A woman grapples with motherhood and apocalyptic weather. Read by Helen McAlpine.

Debbie feels oppressed by her new and demanding baby and relentless weather. 

She snipes with her supportive but ineffective partner, fails to connect with other women at the baby group and fields judgement from the professionals she meets. Online shopping tries to sell her a polished version of motherhood. 

Eventually she makes plans to climb a mountain with her baby and they set off, well equipped, into his future.

Kirstin Innes' story about a woman who grapples with motherhood and apocalyptic.

Read by Helen McAlpine.

The Scottish writer and journalist has written two novels, Fishnet and Scabby Queen.

Producer: Eilidh McCreadie 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2020.

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