Birding
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Birding
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Narrated by:
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Antonia Beamish
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By:
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Rose Ruane
About this listen
In the nineties, Lydia was one half of a teen pop group. Their image was sexy, edgy, girly yet 'in control.' The reality was very different. Now, thirty years later, with #MeToo revelations a daily reality, a famous ex-lover resurfaces with a slick, self-serving apology, demanding forgiveness. Suddenly, Lydia is overwhelmed with memories of a harmful time in her life that refuses to leave her in peace.
Meanwhile, Joyce has never left home and the suffocating grip of her mother, Betty. For decades their lives have intertwined, even wearing matching dresses and make-up, as they follow a rigid daily routine. A single misstep can send Betty spiralling, so Joyce stays inside the tracks. But something unfamiliar is rising inside Joyce—a whispered what if . . .
Against the faded backdrop of a once-grand seaside resort, Lydia and Joyce are trapped in worlds of their own making. But as they both confront their pasts—the toxic men, the forgotten dreams, the twisted expectations—fate is about to throw them together as they wrestle with the question: Can we ever truly take flight on broken wings?
Critic reviews
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION
'A surprisingly moving and uplifting book that asks what it means to fully become ourselves' Irish Times