80: Five Mothers – impactful, present and absent

Louise and Virginia discuss five completely different books this time, some recent releases, and one old. They randomly chose to read books without any planned theme this time, but interestingly all five books feature mothers who impact their children in very different ways. Books Time of the Child by Niall Williams Infidelity and Other Affairs by Kate Legge Rachel Ray by Anthony Trollope Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan Other things O Now by Niall Williams – BBC Sounds app Patience, Series two – ABC iView Film – I Swear Instagram @diving_in_podcast Song ‘Diving In’ – Original music and lyrics written and performed by Laura Adeline – https://linktr.ee/llauraadeline Podcast sound production and editing by Andy Maher Graphics by Orla Larkin – [email protected]