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Summary:

It's 1883. Thaniel Steepleton returns home to his tiny London apartment to find a gold pocket watch on his pillow. Six months later the mysterious timepiece saves his life, drawing him away from a blast that destroys Scotland Yard. At last he goes in search of its maker, Keita Mori, a kind, lonely immigrant from Japan. Although Mori seems harmless, a chain of unexplainable events soon suggests he must be hiding something. When Grace Carrow, an Oxford physicist, unwittingly interferes, Thaniel is torn between opposing loyalties.

The Watchmaker of Filigree Street is a sweeping, atmospheric narrative that takes the listener on an unexpected journey through Victorian London, Japan as its civil war crumbles longstanding traditions, and beyond. Blending historical events with dazzling flights of fancy, it opens doors to a strange and magical past. 

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The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley, Narrated by Thomas Judd

Author Natasha Pulley discusses her new book, 'The Bedlam Stacks.' 

Then, Publishers Weekly senior religion editor Lynn Garrett explores book trends in mind, body and spirit.

PW Radio

Natasha Pulley on Bedlam Stacks | Mind Body Spirit Books - PW Radio Show 238

This week on The Book Show Sinéad Gleeson speaks to the writer Natasha Pulley.

Her latest book, The Bedlam Stacks, is set in the 19th century. Merrick Tremain, an India Office employee is summoned away from his family’s lavish Cornwall estate & gardens. He’s sent to Bedlam, a holy town in Peru, and is on a hunt for a special tree there, whose bark yields quinine - the only known treatment for malaria.  
Natasha introduces us to her character and tells Sinéad about some of the research that went into writing the book - including a trip to Peru!

Earlier in the week the winner of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature was announced in Trinity College Dublin. It’s an annual award given to an emerging Irish writer under 40. It’s named after the former US Ambassador to Ireland, Dr. Daniel Rooney, who passed away this year and his wife Patricia. This year’s winner is EM Reapy, who is the author of short stories and a debut novel, Red Dirt, set among a group of young Irish people in Australia. Sinéad went to Trinity to meet EM Reapy to discuss Red Dirt and hear about the impact of winning the award. 
We also hear from a former winner of the prize, Kevin Power (Bad Day In Blackrock) who says that the award gives confidence to writers when it’s most needed.

And remember our own #DearCharacter competition!
Over the past few weeks we’ve been asking you to write a letter to a character from a novel and to offer them a piece of your mind or a piece of your heart - a warning, advice...anything you might want to say to them. 

A selection of these letter will be read out at a special episode of The Book Show we’re recording in Smock Alley Theatre on October 21st. We’ll be joined by Anne Enright, Lisa McInerney, Paul Howard and Donal Ryan to discuss characters in novels, how to bring them to life and how to make them immortal. 

Your letter could be read at that show and the winning letter, chosen from a shortlist by Anne Enright, will win a €250 book token. 

Book tickets to the show at smockalley.com and see all details of our competition at the Book Show page on rte.ie but just remember, the letter can only be 500 words max and the deadline is midnight on October 9th.

Earlier this week Sinéad went to Books Upstairs in Dublin where the Banshee literary journal was launching its fifth issue, and she heard from another Sarah Byrne, one of the editors of another journal The Well Review which is based in Cork. 
They discuss the origins of their publications and how they wish to widen the circle among both writers and readers. 
Contributors to their publications, the poet Mary Noonan and the writer Aoife Barry read from their work.

The Book Show S4 #14 Natasha Pulley, EM Reapy, Journals

For the final episode in our Crime and Thriller series, Dr Lucy Sheerman is speaking to author Adèle Geras.

Adèle has authored over 100 books and is one of Britain’s most celebrated writers of children’s and young adult fiction. Her book TROY was shortlisted for the Whitbread Award, the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Award. Adèle spent her early childhood growing up in Cyprus, Nigeria and North Borneo and graduated from St Hilda’s College, Oxford. Adèle started her career as an actress and French teacher before becoming a writer. After several years of publishing as a romance author she will be releasing her first crime fiction novel later this year. 

Dr Lucy Sheerman is a creative writing tutor at ICE and also worked at Arts Council England. She has a PhD in English from Jesus College, Cambridge University.

We also talk about:
Wanting to be a star and the performance elements of teaching French
Switching agents and embracing crime at the age of 75
Having the hide of a rhino and learning to love your own work
The concept of a ‘Fat Shiny’ and big sweeping novels for big sweeping women
Resurrecting under another name and how to avoid becoming a recluse
Constructive criticism and support from her daughter, Sophie Hannah
The art of 40 page planning and writing in the afternoon
The beauty and independence of cats

Big Sweeping Novels: An interview with Adele Geras

The University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education (ICE) offers part-time and short courses for adults of all ages, taught by leading Cambridge experts.

Big Sweeping Novels: An interview with Adele Geras

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