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A Man's Place by Annie Ernaux

Ep. 34

This week's book guest is A Man's Place by Annie Ernaux.


Sara and Cariad discuss fathers, French class, adolescence, farms and more!

 

Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!


A Man's Place by Annie Ernaux is available to buy here or on Apple Books here.


Sara’s debut novel Weirdo is published by Faber & Faber and is available to buy here.

Cariad’s book You Are Not Alone is published by Bloomsbury and is available to buy here.


Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclub

 

Recorded by Ben Williams and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.

Artwork by Welcome Studio. 

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