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6: This Isn't a Game

Faith and politics collide in Louise Kennedy's tender and shocking love story set during the Troubles. Today: Cushla begins for fear that Michael's work could land him in danger.

Faith and politics collide in Louise Kennedy's tender and shocking love story set during the Troubles.

Cushla Lavery is a teacher at a Catholic primary school by day and helps out at the family bar by night. When barrister Michael Agnew, older, married and Protestant, walks into the pub on a quiet February night, their lives will be changed forever. This is no ordinary love story. In a country divided by the Troubles, tensions are rising and simple acts of kindness have deep consequences for Cushla and her family.

Today: after Michael clashes with his friends over politics, Cushla begins to fear that his work could land him in danger...

Writer: Louise Kennedy
Reader: Lisa Dwyer Hogg
Abridger: Richard Hamilton
Producer: Justine Willett

14 minutes

Last on

Mon 29 Aug 2022 22:45

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  • Mon 29 Aug 2022 22:45