For our September Book Club episode, we are delighted to be bringing you this episode with the author of one of Hannah's all time favourite books Sorrow and Bliss, that author is of course Meg Mason and for this episode Meg joins Hannah to discuss her latest novel Sophie, Standing There which you can buy here: UK, US & AUS.In this episode they discuss the new novel (spoiler free!), how literary festivals became the backdrop for this book, what it was like featuring the familiar faces we meet throughout the novel, some of Meg's favourite bookshops & how they influenced the bookshop in this book, growing up in a sect and how that informed her protagonist's childhood plus much more!If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe, for more content you can find us over on Patreon. You can follow us via Instagram, X & Tik Tok. You can follow Meg & her work via megmason.comBooks & other mentions in this episode:Sorrow and Bliss by Meg MasonBrother of the More Famous Jack by Barbara TrapidoM. John Harrison & Julia Armfield - In Conversation at the LRBWhat Matters in Jane Austen? by John MullanEmma by Jane AustenPersuasion by Jane AustenThe Pursuit of Love by Nancy MitfordDaunt Books - MaryleboneJohn SandoeHill of ContentRoaring StoriesThe House in Paris by Elizabeth BowenThe Country Girls Trilogy by Edna O'Brien Middlemarch by George EliotLet us know your thoughts by emailing us [email protected] or you can DM us @apairofbookendspod on Instagram. Until next time, happy reading!

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