Mussels by Sue Healy
4 Extra Debut. In a Norfolk prison at the sharp end of the refugee crisis, an Irish teacher faces a difficult decision. Read by Dervla Kirwan.
Recently arrived from Ireland, Triona takes as a job as a teacher in a Norfolk prison and finds herself at the sharp end of the refugee crisis.
She must balance her roles as sympathetic mentor and authority figure to the prison's population of migrant detainees, many of whom are traumatised by their experiences before coming to the UK.
But when a relationship with a Vietnamese inmate threatens her new life, she must decide which immigrant she will save: the prisoner or herself.
Sue Healy's short story selected from thousands of entries for the BBC Opening Lines 2015 initiative, our annual open submission window for writers new to radio.
Read by Dervla Kirwan
Producer: Simon Richardson
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Meet Sue Healy, author of Mussels
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Dervla Kirwan |
| Writer | Sue Healy |
| Producer | Simon Richardson |
Broadcasts
Sun 2 Aug 201519:45BBC Radio 4- Thu 26 Sep 201911:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 26 Sep 201921:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
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