Welcome back Bookends, we apologise for the delay on this one but after some difficult news last week we needed to postpone editing.Here is our Feb Book Club episode with the astounding debut author Leo Vardiashvili, his book Hard by a Great Forest has been endorsed by the likes of literary legend Khaled Hosseini and was swept up by Bloomsbury in an overnight pre-empt and we cannot emphasise enough how much we loved it. On this episode we discuss Leo's experiences as a refugee and how that informed his novel, Georgian hospitality, the hysterical true story of Zoo animals storming the streets of his home town and so much more. Please do rate, review & subscribe if you enjoy this episode, it helps us hugely!If you wish to buy Leo's book (you should!): https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13480/9781526659828To follow Leo: Goodreads & TwitterFor more exclusive content from us please head on over to our PatreonYou can also follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Tik TokLeo's upcoming events: https://oxfordliteraryfestival.org/literature-events/2024/march-21/memories-of-flight-fictionalising-georgias-2008-war-with-russiahttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening-with-leo-vardiashvili-tickets-779317618977Books discussed on this episode: Wandering Souls by Cecile PinSpoilt Creatures by Amy TwiggOne Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest by Ken KeseyThe Road by Cormac McCarthyNo Country For Old Men by Cormac McCarthyThe Lord of The Rings by J.R.R.TolkienThe Instrumentalist by Harriet ConstableThanks so much for listening. Until next time, happy reading! Han & Lyd x

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