Nov 09 2020 37 mins 6
This week, guest Mairead Kiernan shares the tale of Maeve Brennan. Maeve was a glamourous and troubled writer who wrote for the New Yorker and Harper's Bazaar during the 1950s, 60s and 70s. A combination of Carrie Bradshaw, Nora Ephron and Grey Gardens, Maeve has seen a recent resurgence of popularity in Irish literary circles. Listen to this week's episode to find out more.
Notes/ References
Maeve Brennan: Homesick at the New Yorker; Angela Bourke, 2016;
The Visitor; Maeve Brennan, 2001 published by New Island Press;
Yvonnejerrold.com: Robert Brennan 1881-1964;
Irish America: The Troubled Life of Meave Brennan;
County Wexford 1916 Commemorative Website: Una Brennan;
The New Yorker: Page Turner, A Maeve Brennan Revival?;
The Irish Times: Maeve Brennan podcast with her biographer Angela Bourke;
The New Yorker: Roddy Doyle reads Life without Children.
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