Love, loneliness and literary obsession: Meg Mason's new novel

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Recorded14 Aug 2026

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New Zealand-born writer Meg Mason shot to acclaim in the middle of the pandemic with her novel Sorrow and Bliss, which readers loved for its deft balance between humour and an unblinking take on mental health struggles. Now she's back with Sophie, Standing There, a book about a lonely woman who lives on the periphery of the spotlight in the world of the literary festival. It's been described as another successful walk along the tightrope of providing a few laughs while taking the reader into the very real challenges of mid-life loneliness and parasocial relationships.

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