{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61c35bbbbaae0b001418ba5c/63e8ab6bfd0630001164618d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 2.4 Anindita Ghose - The Illuminated","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61c35bbbbaae0b001418ba5c/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Anindita Ghose about her contemporary novel The Illuminated.&nbsp;The Illuminated was published in India in 2021 but Head of Zeus acquired it for publication in 2023. So of course, I wanted to hear how that happened. We also discuss, the difficulty of moving past a very polished, beloved first chapter, a brilliant technique involving the senses which Anindita employed to make her characters’ chapters distinct and an amazing story about being bold and brave as a debut author – and contacting your writing heroes!&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/debutconfessions\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Confessions of a Debut Novelist Bookshop</a>*</p><p><br></p><p>Buy The Illuminated: <a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10990/9781803289779\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10990/9781803289779</a></p><p>Follow Anindita on Twitter: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/aninditaghose\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@aninditaghose</a></p><p><a href=\"https://aninditaghose.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://aninditaghose.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Chloe on Twitter: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/clotimms\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@clotimms</a></p><p>Buy Chloe's debut novel The Seawomen: <a href=\"https://linktr.ee/chloetimms\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://linktr.ee/chloetimms</a></p><p><a href=\"https://open.acast.com/shows/61c35bbbbaae0b001418ba5c/episodes/chloetimms.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">chloetimms.co.uk</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>*affiliate link - if you buy books linked to the Bookshop.org site, I may earn a commission.</p>","author_name":"Chloe Timms"}