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Jun 2024
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An exclusive first glimpse at Fearne's n...

Fearne Cotton
About this episode

Fearne’s written a novel! It’s called Scripted, and it tells the story of Jade – a thirty-something who, out on a run, stumbles upon a script that seems to predict likely scenarios and relationship dynamics in her life. Having been given a sneak peek at her future, can Jade now speak up, and rewrite her own destiny?

 

You’ve been DMing and voicenoting Fearne, asking her questions about the writing process, who inspired her characters, and whether she’s included her wealth of mental health knowledge in the novel...

 

Plus, there’s an exclusive listen to the entire first chapter of the Scripted audiobook!

 

Scripted is out now.

 

The audiobook, read by Erin Doherty, and brought to you by Penguin is also available: https://adbl.co/3U7EP1P


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