The Woman from the North - NEW

by Bernard MacLaverty

The Woman from the North is a moving drama which goes to the human heart of old age and its anxieties.

It is the story of Cassie (The Woman from the North) who has been placed in a home in Dublin by her only son (Christopher) after he finds himself in a dilemma. His mother has begun to neglect herself. He has a good job in England and cannot come home to look after her so he makes the effort to have his mother assessed by those most qualified to do so - the medical profession. Can she live on her own? And if not is there a humane alternative?

Bernard MacLaverty wrote this story as 'The Assessment' in his most recent collection of stories Matters of Life & Death'. But the voice of the old woman intrigued him and he wrote the story as a radio play The Woman from the North. It is a poignant story of a journey through assessment from the viewpoint of the person with dementia.

Some copies signed by the author are available and will be sent out to the first customers to purchase the book.