Both Sides Book Club

Welcome to episode 14 The Safe Place by Anna Downes. This was voted as your Thriller Choice for October. We catch up with Anna to discuss her previous life as an actress, how she suffered from severe postnatal anxiety and how writing helped her to reconnect with her creative self-identity. This episode is longer than usual because we could not stop talking! We hope that you enjoy our conversation as much as we did. #thesafeplace @annadownes_author #affirmpress #igivemymarriageayear @hollywainwright #panmacmillanaus

The next book we will be reading is "I give my marriage a year" by Holly Wainwright.

Both Sides Book club is a podcast brought to you by Catie and Debbie Allen. Every two weeks we get together to chat about a different book. Reading good books is our passion, our escape and our solace. Through books, we experience different worlds and hear others voices as our own. Books connect us, which is why we would love you to read with us and join the conversation. Happy Reading!

Welcome to episode 13 The Yield by Tara June Winch, in which we discuss how three distinct voices and perspectives come together to paint a picture of a people, a place and a family. #theyield @tarajunewinch #penguinrandomhouse #themilesfranklinaward #thestellaprize

The next book we will be reading is "The safe place" by Anna Downes.

Both Sides Book club is a podcast brought to you by Catie and Debbie Allen. Every two weeks we get together to chat about a different book. Reading good books is our passion, our escape and our solace. Through books, we experience different worlds and hear others voices as our own. Books connect us, which is why we would love you to read with us and join the conversation. Happy Reading!

Welcome to episode 12 in which we chat with the fabulous Victoria Hannan about her first novel, Kokomo. We discuss living overseas and returning to Australia, mother/daughter relationships, accepting that life doesn’t always play out as we imagine and the many facets of love.  #kokomo @victorialhannan #hachetteaus 

The next book we will be reading is "The Yield" by Tara June Winch.

Both Sides Book club is a podcast brought to you by Catie and Debbie Allen. Every two weeks we get together to chat about a different book. Reading good books is our passion, our escape and our solace. Through books, we experience different worlds and hear others voices as our own. Books connect us, which is why we would love you to read with us and join the conversation. Happy Reading!

Welcome to episode 11 where we talk about "If I had your face" by Frances Cha. We discuss different ideals of beauty and how far we may go to achieve them. We also talk about how your physical appearance can, is some cultures, determine how well you succeed in life and the pressures that this creates. #ifihadyourface #franceschawrites #penguinrandomhouse 

Our next book will be "Kokomo" by Victoria Hannan.

Both Sides Book club is a podcast brought to you by Catie and Debbie Allen. Every two weeks we get together to chat about a different book. Reading good books is our passion, our escape and our solace. Through books, we experience different worlds and hear others voices as our own. Books connect us, which is why we would love you to read with us and join the conversation. Happy Reading!

Welcome to episode 10 in which we talk about romance novels, about the nature of true love and whether we would want to know the exact time and date of our time on earth. 

#thesightofyou #hollymiller #hachetteaus

Our next book will be "If I had your face" by Frances Cha.

Both Sides Book club is a podcast brought to you by Catie and Debbie Allen. Every two weeks we get together to chat about a different book. Reading good books is our passion, our escape and our solace. Through books, we experience different worlds and hear others voices as our own. Books connect us, which is why we would love you to read with us and join the conversation. Happy Reading!

Welcome to episode 9 The Girl with the Louding Voice in which we welcome the amazing author Abi Dare and our wonderful friend Jade Goodburn to talk about human trafficking, the importance of educating girls and what we can all do to have a “Louding voice”.#thegirlwiththeloudingvoice #abidare #hachetteaus #sceptrebooks #malalafoundation

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Our next book will be "The Sight of You" by Holly Miller.

Both Sides Book club is a podcast brought to you by Catie and Debbie Allen. Every two weeks we get together to chat about a different book. Reading good books is our passion, our escape and our solace. Through books, we experience different worlds and hear others voices as our own. Books connect us, which is why we would love you to read with us and join the conversation. Happy Reading!

Welcome to our very first BONUS episode in which we discuss YOUR first pick for July with the author of The Coconut Children, Vivian Pham. We talk about everything from her writing process to Harry Styles. #Thecoconutchildren #vivianpham #longliveviv #penguinrandomhouse

Both Sides Book club is a podcast brought to you by Catie and Debbie Allen. Every two weeks we get together to chat about a different book. Reading good books is our passion, our escape and our solace. Through books, we experience different worlds and hear others voices as our own. Books connect us, which is why we would love you to read with us and join the conversation. Happy Reading!

Welcome to episode 8 in which we discuss YOUR first pick for July, The Coconut Children by Vivian Pham. We talk about first love, growing up as a child of immigrants and how Vivian perfectly evokes an Australian summer. Plus as a special surprise, we will have a bonus episode coming very soon. #Thecoconutchildren #vivianpham #longliveviv #penguinrandomhouse

Both Sides Book club is a podcast brought to you by Catie and Debbie Allen. Every two weeks we get together to chat about a different book. Reading good books is our passion, our escape and our solace. Through books, we experience different worlds and hear others voices as our own. Books connect us, which is why we would love you to read with us and join the conversation. Happy Reading!

Ever wondered if words have different meanings for Men and Women? Welcome to Episode 7 where we are talking about Pip William's novel, "The Dictionary of Lost Words". In this episode, we discuss the historical background behind the novel and why the meaning of words matters.

Both Sides Book club is a podcast brought to you by Catie and Debbie Allen. Every two weeks we get together to chat about a different book. Reading good books is our passion, our escape, and our solace. Through books, we experience different worlds and hear other's voices as our own. Books connect us, which is why we would love you to read with us and join the conversation. Happy Reading!

This episode is sponsored by an online writing course, The Cultivating Creative. The Cultivating Creative was made to bring back that child-like wonder, and reawaken the creative inside of you. Its aim is to break down the barriers and judgement we place on ourselves and tap into the unfiltered artistic abilities that we all possess. To find out more click through to https://www.thecultivatingcreative.com/

The next book we will be reading is: "The Coconut Children" by Vivian Pham.

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Welcome to episode number 6 in which we discuss how the intrinsic kindness of others turns a tragedy into a story of promise and hope. In this episode, we are discussing the novel " Dear Edward" by Ann Napolitano.

Both Sides Book club is a podcast brought to you by Catie and Debbie Allen. Every two weeks we get together to chat about a different book. Reading good books is our passion, our escape, and our solace. Through books, we experience different worlds and hear other's voices as our own. Books connect us, which is why we would love you to read with us and join the conversation. Happy Reading!

The next book we will be reading is: "The Dictionary of Lost Words" by Pip Williams.

IG: https://www.instagram.com/bothsides.bookclub

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