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Enchanted Isle: The Healer by Molly Aitken

The Healer by Molly Aitken

BBC Radio 4 - Enchanted Isle, The Healer by Molly Aitken

The last two inhabitants on an island receive a visit from a strange woman.

The arrival of a mysterious woman with healing powers changes the lives for the inhabitants of an island

A remote island off the coast of Ireland is the setting for Molly Aitken's tale of grief and isolation.  A man and woman living on the island of Cape Clear  anxiously await the return of their three sons. They are fishermen missing after a storm at sea.  The couple's food supplies are running low.  When a strange woman knocks on the door one day they have no idea how she arrived on the island. She tells them she is a healer and their lives change for ever.

Molly Aitken was born in Scotland in 1991 and brought up in Ireland. She studied Literature and Classics at Galway University and has an MA in Creative Writing from Bath Spa. The Island Child is her debut novel.

The Healer is read by Deirdre Mullins
The Producer is Maggie Ayre for BBC Audio in Bristol

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