Bookylicious Series 3 Episode 2 - Sian Hughes author of 'Pearl'
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In this episode Paul interviews Sian hughes the Booker longlisted author of ‘Pearl’ in her beautiful bookshop Magpie Books in Malpas , Cheshire https://www.magpiebookshop.co.uk/
Sian talks about the long process of writing ‘Pearl, Old English poetry in the Cheshire dialect, being longlisted for the Booker prize, the Wales/Cheshire border and much more!
For more information about Sian here are a couple of sites with more information:
https://theindigopress.com/sian-hughes/
https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/authors/sian-hughes
And as always here is our bookshelf.org bookshelf with some of the books we mention:
https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/bookylicious-series-3-episode-2-sian-hughes
Apologies because this was recorded on location the sound levels are a little variable but hopefully this won’t spoil your enjoyment.
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