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Lesley Thomson & Women’s Prize Reviews
Ep. 287
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I interview Lesley Thomson about her latest book “The Mystery of Yew Tree House”
Plus I review 4 more books from the Women’s Prize Fiction Longlist which include:
Soldier sailor by Claire Kilroy
8 Lives of a Century Old Trickster by Mirinae Lee.
Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad (audiobook version)
A Trace of Sun by Pam Williams
PLUS Lesley Thomsonrecommends the following books:
The Warden by Anthony Trollope
Scrublands by Chris Hammer
Birnham Wood by Eleanor Catton
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