Author and Screenwriter Wiz Wharton, author of GHOST GIRL, BANANA a brilliant historical fiction novel told in two time lines, one in London and one in Hong Kong, about family, identity and belonging.
Wiz chats about:
- How she trained to write for stage and screen before turning her hand to fiction
- How she turned down offers for her first novel because she realised it wasn’t in the genre she wanted to write.
- How a discovery when clearing out her mother’s house led to the idea for her debut novel
- How using two timelines helped her to explore intergenerational trauma and social change in her writing
- Why she chose the title of her book at the very beginning and why she did
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GHOST GIRL, BANANAHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter:
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The Stranding by Kate Sawyer &
This Family (coming May 2023. Wiz’s recommendations:
A book for fans of Wiz’s work: The Leavers by Lisa Ko
A book Wiz has always loved: We Have Always Lived in The Castle by Shirley Jackson
A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: Bellies by Nicola Dinan & This Family by Kate Sawyer
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