Pins and Needles

About Pins and Needles

Multi award-winning Irish film maker and writer, Declan Cassidy, reads his novel, Pins and Needles, in regular instalments. The book was number 3 on the Hodges Figgis Best Seller list in Ireland when it was published in 2017. According to the Dublin People newspaper, it is "a mystical journey full of wonder, wisdom and self-discovery." The novel is set against the backdrop of Spain's world-famous Camino de Santiago. According to a review: "this superbly crafted novel introduces an exciting new genre in literary fiction – Celtic magical realism."

Publisher

Declan

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Jun 2020

Latest episode

22 Dec 2021

Latest episodes

27 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Dec 2021

   Mark's new companion

   An opportunistic theft leaves the priest in his boxer shorts, while Mark, coming to the rescue of his Camino-nemesis, finds himself with a new companion. If you're finding the reading too slow, you can buy the book from Amazon in paperback or Kindle eBook form https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pins-Needles-Santiago-Compostela-destination-ebook/dp/B074HYF7X3

2. 

   3 Oct 2021

   25. Flasher on the trail

   The vagabundo has a brainwave the promises to support he and the priest upon the way and a flasher lies in wait for a peregrina victim to chance along... If you're finding the reading too slow, you can buy the book from Amazon in paperback or Kindle eBook form https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pins-Needles-Santiago-Compostela-destination-ebook/dp/B074HYF7X3

3. 

   12 Sept 2021

   24. An uncomfortable situation

   A traumatic event for Angela reveals her heroes while Mark and Johanna awkwardly part ways. If you're finding the reading too slow, you can buy the book from Amazon in paperback or Kindle eBook form https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pins-Needles-Santiago-Compostela-destination-ebook/dp/B074HYF7X3

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