In Keys to Paradise, a memoir that melds story and essay, Mourad describes the aftermath of being swindled out of his life savings a few years after his move to Italy.
In novel, Grand Boulevard, an affluent man discovers his teenage daughter performing witchcraft in their back yard while his neighbour, in a fit of grief over her dead son, runs outside where she encounters a homeless man who's come to "occupy" their street.
In Do the Wrong Thing, Ava's new roommate comes into her room naked, and Ava waxes rhapsodically about binge eating.
Story Listing:
00:00 Mourad Nachach - Key to Paradise - memoir excerpt.
12:00 Cindy Graves - Grand Boulevard - contemporary novel excerpt
21:00 Malcolm van Delst - Do the Wrong Thing - character driven, narrative novel excerpt - http://malcolmvandelst.com.
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