Like a next level audiobook, our lunchtime Pages in Performance series is the perfect way to take a taste of what might be your next favourite book.

On Tuesday 21 May, actor Lára Boyce reads from Colm Tóibín’s Long Island, the much-anticipated follow up to prize-winning novel Brooklyn. This stunning sequel sees protagonist Eilis turn back to Ireland once more in a story full of longing, reconnection, and the joy of love rediscovered.

If you like what you hear, you can pick up your own copy at the onsite festival bookshop and join us for From Brooklyn to Long Island on Friday 24 May at 19:30 where the author will be in conversation with fellow writer Belinda McKeon.

Lára Boyce is a student at the Gaiety School of Acting, class of 2024. She grew up in rural Iceland where her love of acting was sparked as a teenager. Prior to studying in Dublin she was involved in a number of amateur theatre productions and is passionate about writing poetry and short stories.

Presented in partnership with the Gaiety School of Acting.