A Pair of Bookends

June Book Club with Jenni Daiches: Women's Prize for Fiction, Writing Tragedy & Learning From History


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For our June Book Club episode we are discussing Somewhere Else with author of the novel Jenni Daiches who was longlisted for this year's Women's Prize for Fiction. We discuss how we can and should be learning from history, how she writes tragedy effectively, why Edinburgh is such a special place for her and her love for Elizabeth Strout. If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe as it's a wonderful way to support the pod and means so much! 
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Books & other mentions in this episode: 
https://womensprize.com/prizes/womens-prize-for-fiction/
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout
My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
Joyce Carol Oates
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

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