DiscoverA Pair of BookendsS6. Debut Spotlight-10. Viola van de Sandt (Dinner Parties, Miranda July & Writing Trauma)
S6. Debut Spotlight-10. Viola van de Sandt (Dinner Parties, Miranda July & Writing Trauma)

S6. Debut Spotlight-10. Viola van de Sandt (Dinner Parties, Miranda July & Writing Trauma)

Update: 2025-11-12
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For today's Debut Spotlight episode Hannah chats to author Viola van de Sandt about her debut novel The Dinner Party, they discuss their favourite dinner party scenes, writing about trauma, how Viola's debut was actually her 4th novel & much more. 
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You can buy The Dinner Party here (UK) & here (US)
You can follow Viola via Instagram

Books & other mentions in this episode: 
All Fours by Miranda July
The First Bad Man by Miranda July
Virginia Woolf: Biography by Hermione Lee
The Party (2017)
The Bear: Fishes
Fleabag: S2 E1
The Dry Heart by Natalia Ginzburg
Happiness, As Such by Natalia Ginzburg

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S6. Debut Spotlight-10. Viola van de Sandt (Dinner Parties, Miranda July & Writing Trauma)

S6. Debut Spotlight-10. Viola van de Sandt (Dinner Parties, Miranda July & Writing Trauma)

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