A Page in the Life: True Life Stories from The Marian Finucane Show

Marian Finucane's highely popular writing series, A Page In The Life, ran on her top-rated radio show throughout the 2004-05 season. Featuring true life stories written by the listeners to the program, A Page In The Life showcased the extraordinary moments in our ordinary lives. Now these exceptional pieces are gathered together for the very first time.

With a foreword by Marian Finucane herself, here are 54 true stories about life and living in contemporary Ireland. Be they about love, about grief, about winning or losing, these wonderful vingettes offer a moving snapshot of our modern Ireland.

Edited by RTE's Claire Prior, A Page in the Life is a tribute to all our lives. With royalities going to the Irish Hospice Foundation, one of Marian Finucane's favourite charities, it is also a tribute to those who are determined to keep living life to the very fullest.