Bestselling author Donal Ryan joins Ryan Tubridy in studio to talk about his eagerly anticipated new novel, The Queen of Dirt Island, and the women who inspired it - listen above.
A story of terrible betrayals and fierce loyalties, of isolation and togetherness, of transgression, forgiveness, desire, and love, The Queen of Dirt Island is a novel about four generations of women and the stories that bind them.
From Nenagh in County Tipperary, former civil servant Donal's first three novels, The Spinning Heart, The Thing About December and All We Shall Know, plus his short story collection A Slanting of the Sun, established him as one of the finest Irish writers of his generation. His most recent novel, From a Low and Quiet Sea was longlisted for Man Booker Prize and shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award.
The Queen of Dirt Island is published by Penguin
