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Dec 2021

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Ep 197: Seven and a Half by Christos Tsi...

ANNA BAILLIE-KARAS, ANNIE WATERS AND AMANDA HAYES

About this episode

Anna and Annie discuss the New York Times Best Books of 2021.

Our book of the week is Seven and a Half by Christos Tsiolkas, the multi-award winning author of The Slap, Barracuda and Damascus. This novel centres on a man writing a book about a retired porn star and seeking beauty in the world. 'A scorching, mythic work with a heart of the sweetest intimacy' (Helen Garner on point as always), we loved it.

Coming up: Permafrost by S J Norman.

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Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz

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