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Extra Time by Olivia Fitzsimons
Dan is only eleven-years-old but already a talented football player. Is his future in the premier league? How can his mum decide what's best for him?
An original short story specially commissioned by BBC Radio 4 from the author Olivia Fitzsimons. Read by Jenn Murray.
The Author.
Olivia Fitzsimons is a Contributing editor at The Stinging Fly. Her debut novel, The Quiet Whispers Never Stop (John Murray), was shortlisted for the Kate O’Brien and Butler Literary Awards and an Irish Examiner Book of the Year.
Writer: Olivia Fitzsimons
Reader: Jenn Murray
Producer: Michael Shannon
A BBC Audio Northern Ireland Production for BBC Radio 4.
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