May 18, 2018
It has been called her finest novel, but what did Laura's book
club make of Zadie Smith's Swing Time? In our regular interview we
talk to The Divas, a close-knit group of women based in north-west
London, about books, friendship and travel. And we finish as always
with some fresh recommendations for your next book club read.
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Books mentioned in this episode were Hot Milk by Deborah Levy,
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante, Conversations with Friends
by Sally Rooney, Feel Free by Zadie Smith, You are Free by Danzy
Senna and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. Plus if you stay
listening for our extra bit at the end we discuss The Name of the
Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (we've come up with an ending – be the
first to hear it!), Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward, Exit West by
Mosin Hamid, Educated by Tara Westover and the collected works of
Gerald Durrell.
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Next up on The Book Club Review is Do Not Say We Have Nothing by
Madeleine Thien.