Heather Darwent, author of 'A Sharp Scratch' on Unreliable Narrators, Atmospheric Settings & The Books She's Been Loving
Update: 2025-08-06
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On today's episode Hannah is joined by author Heather Darwent to discuss her latest novel A Sharp Scratch (spoiler free!), they discuss how books like Gone Girl and My Year of Rest and Relaxation were influences on her work, how she writes atmospheric settings & why she was drawn to writing a 'bad wedding' scene. All of this & more on today's ep so if you enjoy please do rate, review & subscribe! For more content from us you can find us over on Patreon. If you love our podcast please also consider voting for us https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting!
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Books & other mentions in this episode:
The Things We Do To Our Friends by Heather Darwent
The Compound by Aisling Rawle
Tender Is The Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica
Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Tana French
The White Lotus (HBO)
The Ring (2002)
Cam (2018)
Blink Twice (2024)
Nicci French
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
The Winner by Teddy Wayne
Loner by Teddy Wayne
Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield
We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad
Bunny by Mona Awad
Let us know your thoughts by emailing us apairofbookendspod@gmail.com or you can DM us @apairofbookendspod on Instagram. Until next time, happy reading!
You can follow Heather via her website or Instagram.
You can follow us via Instagram, Twitter/X & Tik Tok
Books & other mentions in this episode:
The Things We Do To Our Friends by Heather Darwent
The Compound by Aisling Rawle
Tender Is The Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica
Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Tana French
The White Lotus (HBO)
The Ring (2002)
Cam (2018)
Blink Twice (2024)
Nicci French
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
The Winner by Teddy Wayne
Loner by Teddy Wayne
Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield
We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad
Bunny by Mona Awad
Let us know your thoughts by emailing us apairofbookendspod@gmail.com or you can DM us @apairofbookendspod on Instagram. Until next time, happy reading!
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