In another memorable edition of the Mystery Train Sunday Service, John Kelly chats to Eimear McBride, author of A Girl Is A Half-Formed Thing and Strange Hotel, about loss, the long road to literary success, training as an actor, sexism in the book industry and being a 'method novelist'.

Novelist Eimear McBride talks loss, literary success and being a 'method novelist'

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Novelist Eimear McBride talks loss, literary success and being a 'method novelist'

Novelist Eimear McBride talks loss, literary success and being a 'method novelist'