Louise O' Neill - "I was standing in the ashes of my former life"

Brendan O'Connor by RTÉ

Sep 26, 202630:44News & Politics

Author Louise O’Neill joins Brendan to discuss her first memoir ‘A Bigger Life’. It details a dramatic break-up, which led her to completely reconsider her life and priorities. From returning home, to travelling in Thail...

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