A Word in Your Ear – The Ways

Thanks to the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative, Colin Barrett was able to write his debut novel under the mentorship of one of Ireland’s most beloved novelists, Colm Tóibín. Monocle Radio’s Meet the Writers special season, A Word in Your Ear, continues with actress Niamh Cusack reading from ‘The Ways’, a short story from Barrett’s latest collection, ‘Homesickness’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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