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Radio 4,26 Apr 2024,14 mins

At Heart Centre by Bernie McGill

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Stella is inspired to take up yoga again - despite having not tried since she was pregnant with her daughter. An original short story commissioned by BBC Radio 4 from the writer Bernie McGill. Read by Seána Kerslake Producer: Michael Shannon A BBC Audio Northern Ireland production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2024. **** Bernie McGill is the author of two novels and two short story collections. She’s also written audio scripts for heritage projects and stage scripts for theatre. She studied English and Italian at Queen’s University, Belfast and graduated with a Masters degree in Irish Writing. Her novel 'The Watch House' was nominated in 2019 for the Ireland/European Union Prize for Literature and 'The Butterfly Cabinet' was named in 2012 by Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes as his novel of the year. Her short story collection 'This Train is For' won the Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2023.

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