When Edna O’Brien died last year, the tributes were a recognition of her talent and her courage. Michael D Higgins described her as “a fearless teller of truths” who possessed the “moral courage” to confront Irish society. Blue Road – The Edna O’Brien Story is a remarkable new film about this extraordinary life. Who wouldn’t want to be described as fearless or morally courageous? The documentary goes beyond the romantic notions of these terms to examine the reality of the life of a great Irish writer. The documentary maker Sinead O’Shea once shared the conventional view of O’Brien. She had…

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