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Homing by Marie-Louise McGuinness

Over the course of an average day caring for her husband and children, a woman can’t help but think back to her adventures travelling abroad in her youth.

An original short story specially commissioned by BBC Radio 4 from the writer Marie-Louise McGuinness. Read by Charlotte McCurry (BBC One's Leonard and Hungry Paul.)

The Author
Marie-Louise McGuinness writes from Omagh, Northern Ireland. She has work published in numerous literary magazines including Banshee, The Forge and Fictive Dream. She has been twice nominated for a Pushcart Prize, longlisted in the Bath Short Story Award and her very short story "When She Falls", first published in Milk Candy Review, was selected as a winner for Best Microfictions 2025. She writes from a sensory perspective.

Writer: Marie-Louise McGuinness
Reader: Charlotte McCurry
Producer: Michael Shannon

A BBC Audio Northern Ireland Production for BBC Radio 4.

14 minutes

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Tomorrow 15:45
BBC Radio 4

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