RADIO TALLAGHT, the community radio station project created by Tallaght Community Arts (TCA) and Tallaght Radio Forum, is delighted to launch the Radio Tallaght Book Club in partnership with County Library, Tallaght.
In Radio Tallaght’s next broadcast, the Radio Tallaght Junior and Adult Book clubs will review:
THE STORY OF LUCY GAULT by William Trevor (Adult Book Club)
JACKY DAYDREAM by Jacqueline Wilson (Junior Book Club).
William Trevor’s The Story of Lucy Gault recounts the tale of a young girl whose Protestant family is driven from its rural Irish home in 1921. Captain Gault shoots at and wounds one of a trio of locals trying to set his Irish country house, Lahardane, on fire. He and his wife, Heloise, decide they must leave for England and safety, but 9 year old Lucy, who has known no other home, flees into the woods on the eve of their departure and cannot be found. Convinced she has drowned, her parents leave for a life of wandering and grieving exile in Europe. Lucy, however, is discovered, starved but alive, days later by two faithful retainers, who with the aid of a family lawyer keep the house open as Lucy grows into womanhood. Trevor’s deeply poetic sense of the Irish character and countryside, his magical evocation of the passing of time, have never been more eloquent.
Best-selling award-winning author Jacqueline Wilson takes a look back at her own childhood in Jacky Daydream, a captivating story of friendships, loneliness, books, toys, parents and much more. With photographs and new illustrations by Nick Sharratt, this book is a delight for all of Jacky’s fans, and a treat for any new readers too.
Start reading now so you can join in the discussion!
Radio Tallaght’s next broadcast is on 99.1FM, from 11am to 6pm, on June 20 and 21.
Full details will be on www.radiotallaght.com.
Subsequent broadcasts will take place on Sept 19 and 20 // Oct 17 and 18 // Dec 19 and 20. If you are interested in getting involved in, and sharing your ideas with, Radio Tallaght, please contact us at studio@radiotallaght.com.
Presented in association with our media partner, Tallaght Echo. Thanks to our funders: Arts Council, South Dublin County Council, Tallaght Partnership and Tallaght Youth Service.