SIM Ep 219 Chops 92: Joanne Harris, magic, empty nests and the scent of a colour

SIM Ep 219 Chops 92: Joanne Harris, magic, empty nests and the scent of a colour

Joanne Harris, globally bestselling author of Chocolat (among many other books), chats to our Mickey about her latest novel, The Strawberry Thief, and a whole host of other topics, including empty nest syndrome, magic and folklore, the pinkification of women authors, being badass on Twitter, and that time someone left a machine gun in her garden hedge. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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