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Sinéad Gleeson & Douglas Stuart: Hagstone

Sinéad Gleeson & Douglas Stuart: Hagstone

<p>In her first novel <a href="https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/hagstone-sinead-gleeson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Hagstone</em></a> (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.</p><br><p>She was joined in discussion by Booker Prize winner Douglas Stuart, author of <a href="https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/shuggie-bain-winner-of-the-booker-prize-2020-stuart-douglas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Shuggie Bain</em></a> and <a href="https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/young-mungo-douglas-stuart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Young Mungo</em></a>.</p><br><p>Find more events at the Bookshop: <a href="https://lrb.me/eventspod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/eventspod</a></p><p>Get <em>Hagstone</em>: <a href="https://lrb.me/hagstonepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/hagstonepod</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

London Review Bookshop Podcast

January 15, 202551m 52s

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Show Notes

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.