Joe Duffy speaks to popular Irish author Alice Taylor about the life that inspired her memoir – the biggest-selling book ever published in Ireland: To School Through the Fields. She talks openly and movingly about bereavement, including the loss of her four-year-old brother, Connie, and the sudden death of her husband Gabriel, sharing her insights into coping with grief and her belief in the centrality of the Irish wake for healing. She discusses her deep sense of spirituality, the importance of community and the reason why she believes the Catholic Church’s current position – “on its knees” – is exactly as it should be. Preview screener available on request
