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June 2013
The Book on One
'Paddle: A Long Way Around Ireland' by Jasper Winn, read by the author - 3 to 7 June
One summer, writer and musician Jasper Winn set himself the challenge of kayaking the whole way around Ireland - a journey of one thousand miles. But it turned out to be the worst Irish summer in living memory.
‘Paddle: A Long Way Around Ireland’ by Jasper Winn is published by Sort Of Books: www.sortof.co.uk
'A Place Near Heaven' by Damien Enright, read by the author - 10 to 14 June
‘A Place Near Heaven’ is the story of a calendar year in West Cork, told in month-by-month observations of the natural world.
‘A Place Near Heaven’ is published by Gill & MacMillan.
'Apparition and Late Fictions' by Thomas Lynch, read by Gary Murphy - 17 to 21 June
The first book of prose fiction from poet and essayist Thomas Lynch includes the novella ‘Apparition’, about a Methodist minister who finds success as a relationship guru following his divorce from his adulterous wife.
‘Apparition & Late Fictions’ is published by Jonathan Cape.
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Also currently available for playback:
3 to 28 September 2012: 'Hard Times' by Charles Dickens, read by Conor Farrington. Click on 3 September in the Programme Archive.
11 to 15 February 2013: 'Pride and Prejudice' by Jane Austen, read by Karen Ardiff. Click on 11 February in the Programme Archive.
'Paddle: A Long Way Around Ireland' by Jasper Winn, read by the author One summer, writer and musician Jasper Winn set himself the challenge of kayaking the whole way around Irelan
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