Opening Pages — A Podcast from Mercia Press

From a cosy bookshop in Cork City comes voices from Ireland’s oldest independent publishing house. 

In free podcasts Mercier Press authors read their opening pages, sharing the stories behind their stories. It starts with author Theo Dorgan reading the first page from his forthcoming novel Camarade.

‘All things considered, I wonder if shooting that policeman made me the man that I am?’

An Irishman in Paris considers the impact of a single violent act that forced him to flee Ireland forty years ago. The story unfolds in a dual timeline: the main character’s present-day existence in Paris, with its muted rhythms and introspective solitude, and his youth in 1960s Ireland, raised on his grandfather’s stories of revolution.

Is it for you? Have a listen. It’s a good way to find out

https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-5zfsp-186de38