[English version below]

Buaileann bean ghalánta le seanabhean ar an dtraein, ach ní mar a shíltear a bhítear.

Téann cailín óg ag siopadóireacht, is gan ’fhios ag éinne cá luíonn an bhróg uirthi.

Braitheann bean teanntaithe san óispidéal, ach nuair a thagann a fear céile ar a tuairisc, ní aimsíonn siad na focail chuí.

Ceithre splancscéal is tríocha atá sa chnuasach so, iad go léir faoi bhun 1,000 focal. Pléann siad le réimse mór téamaí i saol na mban, idir chumha is ghrá, idir uaigneas is dóchas. Insintí géara gonta, go bhfuil tús, lár agus deireadh leo – cé gur minic go dtosnaíonn siad i lár baill nó go gcríochnaíonn siad go luath. Tá an leabhar so ag cur thar maoil le carachtair bháúla, agus splanc léargais nua á fháil acu ar an saol.

Tugtar cuireadh duit teacht ag spraoi ar feadh tamaillín i saol na splancscéalaíochta.

Láithreoir: Seán Ó Catháin
Aíonna: Lisa Nic an Bhreithimh agus Bríd-Treasa Ní Ghaoithín

[Leagan Gaeilge thuas]

A glamorous woman meets an old lady on the train, but not all is as it seems.

A young girl goes shopping, but no one knows the extent of her troubles.

A woman feels cornerned in the hospital, but when her husband comes to visit her, they can’t seem to find the right words.

This collection comprises of thirty four flash fiction stories, all of them under 1,000 words. The look at a wide range of themes in women’s lives, from sadness to love, from lonliness to hope. They are short snappy tales that have a beginning, a middle and an end – although they often start in the middle of the action or finish early. This book is overflowing with empathetic characters, as they get a flash of new insight into life.

You are invited to come and play for a while in the world of flash fiction.



Presenter: Seán Ó Catháin
Guests: Lisa Nic an Bhreithimh and Bríd-Treasa Ní Ghaoithín