Ciarán Hickey

When his daughter is born with an affliction warned of in fable, a widowed father struggles to defy the violent superstitions of their rural community.

Amidst the dead uninhabitable world of the future, the shelter of a forgotten country cottage affords a lone wanderer opportunity to acknowledge the lingering strands of her own humanity.

As the world mourns Pope Francis, Mary Kennedy explores his journey from Argentina to the Vatican, examining the key themes that shaped his papacy.