{"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/6759da3b5bd8609252157956?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 3.50 Emma van Straaten - This Immaculate Body","description":"<p>In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Emma van Straaten about her literary novel This Immaculate Body.&nbsp;We discuss how her curiosity in a real life cleaning job inspired her, the challenge of getting into the mindset of an unpalatable character and how winning the Discoveries prize in 2021 changed her life.</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 This Immaculate Body: <a href=\"www.instagram.com/evswrites\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@evswrites</a></p><p>Follow Emma: <a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10990/9780349127309\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10990/9780349127309</a></p><p><br></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>(**Discoveries Prize 2025** <a href=\"https://www.womensprize.com/writers/discoveries/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.womensprize.com/writers/discoveries/</a>)</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"}