Eleanor Wachtel with Sebastian Barry

From Ireland, novelist, playwright and poet, Sebastian Barry. He had great success with his last novel, The Secret Scripture. It not only won a slew of awards, including Britain's Costa Prize for best book of 2008, but it's also sold almost a million copies in more than thirty countries. His latest book, On Canaan's Side is an ode to 20th century America.

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Music to close the show:
OLIVER SCHROER : COMPOSER  
SHE'S WITH THE ANGELS NOW
HYMNS AND HERS

BIG DOG BD 0701 Track 3