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The Translation of the Bones

From the Winner of the Orange Award for New Writers 2009

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The Translation of the Bones

By: Francesca Kay
Narrated by: Fiona Shaw
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 In a church in Battersea, Mary-Margaret O'Reilly sees blood on her hands and believes she has witnessed a miracle. The consequences are both profound and devastating - not just for her but for others, too:

Father Diamond, the parish priest, struggling with his own faith. Stella, adrift in her marriage and aching for her ten-year old son, away at boarding school. Alice, counting the days until her soldier son comes home. And Mary-Margaret's mother, imprisoned in a tower block with nothing but her thoughts for company...

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This is well written and the narration by Fiona Shaw is perfect but my goodness the subject matter is depressing. I nearly gave up but struggled on to the end. Yet another story about Catholics, child abuse and death. Utter misery. Wish I hadn’t bothered.

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