DiscoverA Pair of BookendsS5 Debut Spotlight- 9. Jennifer Trevelyan (Re-reading, Mother's Guilt & Children as Narrators)
S5 Debut Spotlight- 9. Jennifer Trevelyan (Re-reading, Mother's Guilt & Children as Narrators)

S5 Debut Spotlight- 9. Jennifer Trevelyan (Re-reading, Mother's Guilt & Children as Narrators)

Update: 2025-06-25
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In today's episode Hannah chats to debut author Jennifer Trevelyan about her novel A Beautiful Family. They discuss how Jennifer finally carved out writing time for herself & the guilt that came with that, the extensive list of writers that have influenced her and what the pros and cons were of having a child as narrator in this book. If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe as it helps more of you to find us! For extra content you can find us over on Patreon and Substack
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Books, authors & other mentions in this ep:
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
You Are Here by David Nicholls
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
Stephen King
Anne Tyler
Elizabeth Strout
Carol Shields
Joyce Carol Oates
Donna Tartt
Shirley Jackson Short Stories
Claire Keegan


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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S5 Debut Spotlight- 9. Jennifer Trevelyan (Re-reading, Mother's Guilt & Children as Narrators)

S5 Debut Spotlight- 9. Jennifer Trevelyan (Re-reading, Mother's Guilt & Children as Narrators)

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