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By Samantha Harvey. Mum drives through the Dark Hedges into a different world.

Samantha Harvey creates a fictional response to a story in the news. Mum drives through the Dark Hedges, crossing a threshold into a different world. Read by Deirdre Mullins.

By Samantha Harvey.  Mum drives through the Dark Hedges, crossing a threshold into a different world.  Read by Deirdre Mullins.

Topical fiction inspired by the story, in this week's news, that some of the beech trees that line the  Bregagh Road in Armoy, County Antrim, have been felled amid concern for public safety. The trees, a landmark in their own right, were made more famous after featuring in the fantasy drama Game of Thrones.

Samantha won the Betty Trask Prize for her first novel The Wilderness, which was longlisted for the Man Booker, and shortlisted for the Orange Prize and the Guardian First Book Award.  Her work has been described by critics as 'spectacular', 'beautiful' and 'profound', and her latest novel, 'Orbital', an 'awe-inspiring and humbling love letter to Earth', has been selected by The Guardian as one of the most important books of 2023. 

Producer...Mary Ward-Lowery

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