I finally feel I understand.”Over coffee in a hotel in Blanchardstown, O’Donnell explains how it felt to receive that email. During that time, Nesting, her debut novel, has been quietly changing her horizons. I just had to know what was going to happen, if these characters would be okay.”Author Roisín O'Donnell. When it was broadcast in 2021, read by Siobhán McSweeney, O’Donnell realised she wasn’t finished with the tale. “Soon after Nesting was published, I needed to go to the local Eason to sign some stock.

Source: The Irish Times December 06, 2025 06:11 UTC