Edna O'Brien wins €15k award for novel about Boko Haram kidnappings
Co Clare author Edna O'Brien has been named as the winner of this year's Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year at Listowel Writers' Week.
The award includes a €15,000 prize.
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