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Sep 2020
20m 12s

Ep 145: Sisters by Daisy Johnson

ANNA BAILLIE-KARAS, ANNIE WATERS AND AMANDA HAYES
About this episode

Anna and Annie discuss the winner of the 2020 Women's Prize, Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell.  Annie is on a winning streak!

Our book of the week is Sisters by Daisy Johnson.  Two sisters who share a close bond move to a creepy house with their mother.  There is a mystery about why they have moved and a tension that builds and builds.  A phenomenal book, we could not put this down.  

Coming up: Summer by Ali Smith.

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Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz

 

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