In her first novel Hagstone (Fourth Estate), Sinéad Gleeson – who has, in the words of Anne Enright, ‘changed the Irish literary landscape through her advocacy for the female voice’ – explores the darker side of human nature and the mysteries of faith and the natural world in the setting of a remote island housing a commune of women seeking refuge from the modern world. She was joined in discussion by Booker Prize winner Douglas Stuart, author of Shuggie Bain and Young Mungo. Find more events at the Bookshop: https://lrb.me/eventspod Get Hagstone: https://lrb.me/hagstonepod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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