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Your autumn book club starring Pulitzer-Prize winner Jennifer Egan

Your autumn book club starring Pulitzer-Prize winner Jennifer Egan

FromPostcards From Midlife


Your autumn book club starring Pulitzer-Prize winner Jennifer Egan

FromPostcards From Midlife

ratings:
Length:
64 minutes
Released:
Oct 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

She’s the global best seller whose novel A Visit from the Goon Squad won the prestigious Pulitzer prize and she counts Barack Obama as a fan of her books - Jennifer Egan joins Lorraine and Trish from Brooklyn to talk about latest novel, The Candy House, which explores themes of human connection, midlife angst and the price we pay for intrusive technology. The critically acclaimed fiction writer and New York Times magazine journalist also shares her feelings about empty nesting, turning 60 and making her 30-year marriage work. Plus: Book Club recommendations from Lorraine and Trish who pick their best reads for autumn - from serial killers to comforting kitty cats Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Oct 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Are you living in a hormonal hothouse battling it out with your teens while the dog, cat and husband look on? You're not alone. Lorraine Candy and Trish Halpin have been editing glossy magazines for more than two decades, helping support women through all aspects of their busy lives. Between them the duo have six children, two dogs, one cat and two husbands. And this time, they’re the ones asking for help. Join Lorraine and Trish as they consult the experts on parenting teenagers during the great midlife unravelling in this weekly podcast. Sharing their mid-life journeys, from the menopause to reinvention, and living with angst-ridden teens they cover it all.