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Narrator

Aoife McMahon

Aoife McMahon trained at RADA and has since appeared in leading roles for the RSC, the National Theatre, the Young Vic, the Royal Court and the Abbey in Dublin. She has also appeared in numerous celebrated television roles on both sides of the Atlantic and was awarded the Canadian Gemini award for best actress in a leading role. She has narrated over 60 audiobooks. Her accolades include an AudioFile Earphones Award and a place in the Top Ten audiobooks as listed in The Irish Times, The New York Times and Amazon's top picks.

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Title:

The Island Child

Written by:

Molly Aitken 

Read by:

Aoife McMahon 

Format:

Unabridged CD Audio Book 

Number of CDs:

7 

Duration:

8 hours 47 minutes 

Published:

January 30 2020 

Available Date:

January 30 2020 

Age Category:

Adult 

ISBN:

9780655650997 

Genres:

Fiction; Literary Fiction 

Publisher:

Bolinda/Canongate audio 

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AUD$ 39.95

AUD$ 39.95

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Rich, haunting and rooted in Irish folklore, The Island Child is a spellbinding debut novel about identity and motherhood, freedom and fate, and the healing power of stories.

Twenty years ago, Oona left the island of Inis for the very first time. A wind-blasted rock of fishing boats and turf fires, where girls stayed in their homes until they became mothers themselves, the island was a gift for some, a prison for others. Oona was barely more than a girl, but promised herself she would leave the tall tales behind and never return. The Island Child tells two stories: of the girl who grew up watching births and betrayals, storms and secrets, and of the adult Oona, desperate to find a second chance, only to discover she can never completely escape. As the strands of Oona’s life come together, in blood and marriage and motherhood, she must accept the price we pay when we love what is never truly ours … Rich, haunting and rooted in Irish folklore, The Island Child is a spellbinding debut novel about identity and motherhood, freedom and fate, and the healing power of stories.

‘The Island Child is the story of a mother’s relationship with a misbegotten daughter, sensitively and subtly told.’
Fay Weldon, author of Death of a She Devil