8 minutes | Thursday, 6 November 2025
Irish author Clare O'Dea - based in canton Fribourg - tackles the diffcult topic of assisted dying and the power of human connections. It's been described as 'profoundly moving' and 'poignant'. She speaks to Mark Butcher
Clare's written two other books on a Swiss theme: The Naked Swiss on Swiss culture and Voting Day, set on the day in 1959 when Swiss men voted that women should not get a vote.