In this episode, host Catherine Fairweather sits down with esteemed British author and journalist Sofka Zinovieff, whose latest book Stealing Dad has been described by The Observer as “funny, sad and full of beautiful writing.”

Their conversation looks at the themes at the heart of Sofka’s work: inherited identity, complex family dynamics, and the rituals that, as she puts it, “give shape to loss.” Drawing on both personal experience and professional insight, Sofka discusses how these ideas informed Stealing Dad and why they continue to resonate with readers.