This week we're delighted to bring you an author we've been trying to tempt onto the podcast since day one. Finally, it's Eva Rice! Eva's wonderful books are mentioned frequently on the show, so we are beyond excited to present this wide-ranging conversation with her. There's a discussion about Eva's wonderful new book This Could be Everything plus the influence of her dad (legendary lyricist Sir Tim Rice) on her writing, Jesus as a teen icon, deep dives into Enid Blyton, some very exciting Jilly Cooper news and how Mellors from Lady Chatterley's Lover might be the prototype Harry Styles. Plus, as an added bonus, some music inspired by Eva's latest novel! Make sure you listen to the end of the show. For your chance to appear on the podcast, pre-order Daisy's next book Limelight from Bookshop.org.

BOOKS

Daisy Buchanan - Limelight

Daisy Buchanan - Careering

Eva Rice - The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets

Eva Rice - This Could Be Everything

Hanif Kureishi - The Buddha of Suburbia

Eva Rice - The Misinterpretation of Tara Jupp

Marianne Faithfull - Faithfull

Jilly Cooper - Rivals

Barbara Pym - Excellent Women

Nina Stibbe - One Day I Shall Astonish the World

Nina Stibbe - Love Nina

Ted Hughes - Collected Poems

Thom Gunn - Collected Poems

Stephen Sondheim - Finishing the Hat

Alan J Lerner - The Street Where I Live

Jilly Cooper - Harriet

Jilly Cooper - Jump

DH Lawrence - Lady Chatterley's Lover

Stephenie Meyer - Twilight

EL James - 50 Shades of Grey

Linda Rosenkrantz - Peter Hujar's Day

Enid Blyton - Naughtiest Girl in the School

Enid Blyton - Malory Towers

Enid Blyton - Famous Five

Enid Blyton - Secret Seven

Eva Rice - Who's Who in Enid Blyton

Enid Blyton - Wishing Chair

Enid Blyton - Magic Faraway Tree

Enid Blyton - St Clares

Beatrix Potter - Peter Rabbit

Shirley Hughes - Alfie

Jill Murphy - The Worst Witch

Katherine Rundell - Rooftoppers

Frances Hodgson Burnett - Secret Garden

CS Lewis - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Linda Dawson - Phoebe and the Hot Water Bottles

David Peace - Red or Dead

Sheryl Garratt - Adventures in Wonderland

Georgina Moore - The Garnett Girls

Lauren Bravo - Preloved

Anita Brookner - Hotel Du Lac

Anita Brookner - Look at Me

Nancy Mitford - The Pursuit of Love

Dodie Smith - I Capture the Castle

Ruby Ferguson - Jill's Gymkhana

Nancy Mitford - Don't Tell Alfred

Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited

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