Journalist and author Sarah Hardy, author of THE WALLED GARDEN
Sarah chats about:
- How writing a letter to a newspaper led to her journalism career at Vogue.
- How redundancy led her to writing her first novel
- How journalism taught her the discipline of writing every day
- How her home was the inspiration for her historical fiction debut
- How she writes flawed characters hoping to evoke compassion for those we don’t agree with
Guest Author: Sarah Hardy Books:
The Walled Garden by Sarah Hardy
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This Family (coming May 2023. Sarah’s recommendations:
A book for fans of Sarah’s work: South Riding by Winifred Holtby
A book Sarah has always loved:Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnon, The Towers of Trevisand by Rose McCauly
A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: The Seal Woman’s Gift by Sally Magnusson
Other books discussed in this episode: The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn
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