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Desperate Characters by Paula Fox


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Author William Fiennes joins Andy and John for a bumper edition to talk about 'Desperate Characters', Paula Fox's New York set novel of relationships and feral cats. Also; William's First Story charity, Adam Scovell's Folk Horror and Sarah Hall's story collection Madame Zero, plus more on the mysterious Rosemary Tonks.


Timings: (may differ due to variable advert length)

13'34 - Folk Horror: Hours Dreadful and Things Strange by Adam Scovell

22'15 - The Wolf Border by Sarah Hall

33'48 - Desperate Characters by Paula Fox


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