In this episode, Claire & Sophie interview author Clare Owen. Clare has recently published her first teen book 'Zed and the Cormorants'.

In this podcast we ask Clare the following questions:
- What is your book about? 
- We've read that you are involved in theatre and you act out stories from the county of Cornwall. Was this an inspiration when writing the book? (1.27)
- Why did you choose the cormorant? (3)
- Explain why you focused on the issues you did in the book? (7)
- How did you develop the character of Amy and why was this development important? (8.30)
- Why did you not include other characters during the cormorant ceremony? (9.43)
- What is your next project and what are you reading? (13.58)
- Do you bake bread? (17.34)

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