Sarah Perry, bestselling author of The Essex Serpent, joins John and Andy to discuss Edmund Gosse's account of growing up the son of a widowed Victorian fundementalist preacher. The trio also talk about Attrib. and Other Stories by Eley Williams, and Spanish Crossings, the second novel by John Simmons.

Timings (may differ due to variable advert length)

3'43 - Attrib. & Other Stories - Eley Williams

11'46 Spanish Crossing John Simmons

18'57 - Father and Son by Edmund Gosse.

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