'I'm a restless writer' Nikki Gemmell on tackling colonial gothic horror

The Book Show

English - May 10, 2021 00:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
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Nikki Gemmell wants to challenge herself as a writer so her latest is a colonial gothic horror called The Ripping Tree, written over seven years while raising four children.

Meanwhile, Emily Maguire tackles hoarding, consent and climate change in Love Objects, a novel that also celebrates the intense love people can feel for children that are not their own. And Martin McKenzie-Murray explains the inspiration for The Speechwriter, a satire set in the near future featuring rogue, sentient PlayStations.