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Radio 4,30 May 2025,14 mins

Girl at a Window by Dermot Bolger

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An original short story specially commissioned by BBC Radio 4 from the Irish author and playwright Dermot Bolger. Read by Michelle Fairley. The Author Born in Dublin in 1959, the poet, playwright and novelist Dermot Bolger worked as a factory hand, library assistant and small press publisher before settling for the precious life of a full-time writer in 1984. Bolger is the author of fourteen novels including Tanglewood and An Ark of Light. He is a member of the artist's association Aosdána and received an honorary doctorate in literature from the National University of Ireland in 2022. He lives in Dublin. Writer: Dermot Bolger Reader: Michelle Fairley Producer: Michael Shannon A BBC Audio Northern Ireland Production for BBC Radio 4.

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