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Author Chat: Sally Hepworth

33m · So Novel Podcast · 12 Apr 20:00

On today episode of Author Chat I chat to the wonderful Sally Hepworth. Sally is an Australian author based in Melbourne. She is the author of 6 novels including her most recent release, The Good Sister.

In today’s episode, we chat about the inspiration behind The Good Sister and a few of the themes she explores in the book. We also chat about the writing process of The Good Sister and she tells how this wasn’t the book she had planned to release in 2020. We also chat about her IG series and social media presence.

Books mentioned in this episode
The Midnight Library- Matt Haig

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