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Anne Enright' reads her new novel about the rise and fall of an Irish theatre legend. Today: actress Katherine O'Dell holds court in Dublin, but already her star is fading...
Booker-winning writer Anne Enright reads her new novel about fame, sex and a daughter's search for truth.
This is the story of the rise and terrible fall of Irish acting legend Katherine O'Dell, as told by her daughter Norah. From the glamour of postwar Hollywood to obscurity back in Dublin, it charts the highs and the lows of Katherine's life as an actor, and how her fame turned so suddenly to infamy.
Today: Norah looks back to her twenty-first birthday, the glorious day when her mother held court in their Dublin house, knowing that her star was already fading...
Actress was longlisted for the Women's Prize, 2020.
Writer: Anne Enright is an Irish author of six novels, including the Booker Prize-winning The Gathering, as well as The Forgotten Waltz and The Green Road.
Reader: Anne Enright
Abridger: Katrin Williams
Producer: Justine Willett
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