Carla Ziino joins Clare to discuss Anthony Doerr's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, 'All The Light We Cannot See' - a text that ultimately explores what makes us human. The discussion traverses a lot of ground in an hour, focusing especially on the binary nature of the two young protagonists - Marie-Laure and Werner: girl and boy, French and German, disabled and able. Carla's knowledge and insight into student approaches to investigating the novel, their preparation for the exam, and responding to topics is valuable, and this episode is worth listening for the opportunity to understand the mind of the teacher and the examiner. 

Carla wished to dedicate this episode in memory of her dear colleague Cathy Maloney, and pay tribute to the phenomenal teaching team at Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School for their combined knowledge and insight that allowed her to speak with such confidence in this episode. 

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