In another memorable edition of the Mystery Train Sunday Service, John Kelly chats to Eimear McBride, author of A Girl Is A Half-Formed Thing and Strange Hotel about loss, the long road to literary success, training as an actor, sexism in the book industry and being a 'method novelist'.

Her suitably atmospheric music choices include tunes from Bonnie Prince Billy, Nick Cave, Tindersticks and Scott Walker.
Mystery Train with John Kelly, RTÉ lyric fm, Sunday to Thursday, 7 - 9pm - listen back here.