Beans by Jan Carson

It's been weeks now, but the can of beans from the food bank still hasn't run out.

Mum calls it a miracle.

However, seven-year-old Hannah can't take another meal of baked beans.

An original short story commissioned by BBC Radio 4 from the Northern Irish writer Jan Carson.

Read by Tara Lynne O'Neill.

Jan Carson is a writer and arts programmer based in Belfast.

The author of the collections 'Postcard Stories' and 'Children's Children', her work has also appeared in journals including 'Banshee', 'Harper's Bazaar' and 'The Honest Ulsterman' in addition to being read on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 3. Her novel 'The Fire Starters' was published in 2019.

Actor Tara Lynne O'Neill is known for her role as Ma Mary in TV's 'Derry Girls'.

Producer: Michael Shannon

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2018.