Setting the Scene: Ireland in the 1950s. Fintan O’Toole in conversation with Catriona Crowe.

Christine Falls by John Banville vividly conjures the society, politics and atmosphere of 1950s Dublin, from the power of the Church and social conservatism, to the treatment of women and emigration to America. Join author and journalist Fintan O’Toole in conversation with author and archivist Catriona Crowe as they discuss the social, historical and economic landscape of Ireland in the 1950s, exploring the broader context in which Christine Falls unfolds.

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