Sara Baumes's acclaimed new novel Seven Steeples (published by Tramp Press) is the story of a couple who move to a remote rural location with a nearby mountain that silently urges them to climb it - previously acclaimed for Spill Simmer Falter Wither and Handiwork, Baume talks Seven Steeples to RTÉ Arena above.
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