Quick Book Reviews Philippa Hall

This is a short episode of two halves; the first recorded earlier this week with Philippa's top 6 books that she would like to see on the shortlist and then the second part recorded just after the shortlist was announced. Philippa has strong views, prepare yourself!
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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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I Interview Caz Frear about her latest book “Five Bad Deeds”
Plus I review 4 more books from the Women’s Prize Fiction Longlist which include:
Nightbloom by Peace Adzo Medie,
Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan. 
And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliot. 
 Hangman by Maya Binyam.
PLUS Caz Frear recommends the following books:
In the Woods by Tana French. 
The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer 
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman.
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Friday special with Alexandra potter
I interview Alexandra Potter about her latest book “More Confessions of a Forty Something F Up”
Alexander’s book recommendations are:
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
The Excitements by C J Wray
One Love by Matt Cain
One Day by David Nicholls

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I interview C L Taylor about her latest book “Every Move You Make”. 
Plus I review another four books from the Women’s Prize Fiction longlist:
Brotherless Night by V V Ganeshananthan
In Defence Of The Act by Effie Black
The Maiden by Kate Foster
The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright.
PLUS The 3 books CL Taylor recommends are:
The Collector by John Fowles
Rubbernecker by Belinda Bauer
56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard

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I discuss the Women's Prize Longlist and interview Alina Khawajah about her latest book “Maya’s Laws of Love”
Plus I review four books from the Women’s Prize Fiction longlist:
Western lane by Chetna Maroo 
Restless Dolly maunder - Kate Grenville 
River East River West - Aube Rey Lescure
The Blue Beautiful World by Karen Lord
The 3 books Alina recommends are:
I Hope This Doesn’t Find You by Ann Liang
As Long As The Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh
The Bear and The Nightingale by Katherine Arden


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