{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/689b7bcb290bdec8f9696fb1/69beb8641861d127d51269a0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Coffee Break with Patricia Scanlan: City Girls Forever","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/689b7bcb290bdec8f9696fb1/1774106657231-c02d43d2-1a8f-4c4b-af81-6e4bef083765.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode, Nadine Matheson sits down with bestselling Irish author <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/patriciascanlanauthor/?locale=en_GB\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Patricia Scanlan</a>, one of the pioneers of modern Irish commercial fiction, to talk about her brand new book, <a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14776/9781398538382\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">City Girls Forever</a>.</p><p>📚 In this conversation:</p><ul><li>How Patricia's debut novel <a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14776/9781471194894\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">City Girl (1990)</a> was darker than she ever realised</li><li>Revisiting Devlin, Maggie, and Caroline — 30+ years later and in their \"powerful age\"</li><li>The heavy themes hiding beneath the frothy covers: domestic violence, sexual assault, anorexia, and the strength of female friendship</li><li>What it's like to write characters who surprise even their own author</li><li>Patricia's writing process from typing at the kitchen table to writing in bed with two dressing gowns on! 😂</li><li>Her next project: fictionalised Irish goddesses 🔥</li><li>The writing advice that changed everything: \"Write with fire in your veins. Edit with ice.\" ✍️</li></ul><p>💬 Patricia and Nadine also bond over the unexpected plot twists that blindside you mid-draft, the universal power of storytelling, and why a good book can unite a 90-year-old and a 12-year-old.</p><p>🎬 Film recommendation from Patricia: <a href=\"https://www.imdb.com/video/vi4231841049/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Death at a Funeral (the British version!)</a> a must-watch!</p><p><br></p><p>👇 Have you read <a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14776/9781398538382\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">City Girls Forever</a> or the original City Girl trilogy? Let us know in the comments!</p>","author_name":"Nadine Matheson"}