Hey bookends! Welcome back to another book club episode, this month's book club pick is The Life Of The Mind by Christine Smallwood, an incredible debut novel that explores miscarriage, female friendship, loss and faith and how these things interlink. We are thrilled to have Christine on the podcast and we hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did- please note the conversation does include talk of miscarriage which may be triggering for some listeners. Thank you to Europa Editions for our gifted copies and for making this conversation possible. To follow Christine & her work: https://twitter.com/xtinesmallwood, https://christinesmallwood.space/To buy the book: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-life-of-the-mind-sharp-and-funny-daily-mail/9781787704268Books & Authors mentioned:Shirley Hazzard Dorthe NorsDeborah Levy- Things I Don't Want To Know, The Cost of Living, Real EstateRebecca by Daphne Du Maurier The Rime of the Ancient MarinerShyness and dignity by Dag Solstad Other cultural recommendations: The Worst Person In The World (Film) - Amazon PrimeYou Must Remember This (Podcast) - http://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/Please do rate/review/subcribe as it means other book lovers can find us! Follow us on Instagram @apairofbookendspod, on Twitter @apairofbookends and Tik Tok 'A Pair Of Bookends' See you next time!
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