ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Writer, editor, actor, Laura McCluskey, joined me to discuss her debut novel, ‘The Wolf Tree’,
Topics included:
- What inspired ‘The Wolf Tree’ and how it went into crafting the fictional island setting of Eilean Eadar.
- Trust in its many forms.
- Tradition - what compels an individual and a people to uphold it.
- Fear - how it features in different ways and dynamics in the novel.
- And a ton more!
Thanks heaps to Laura for chatting with me on the show - get your copy of ‘The Wolf Tree’ now!
Topics included:
- What inspired ‘The Wolf Tree’ and how it went into crafting the fictional island setting of Eilean Eadar.
- Trust in its many forms.
- Tradition - what compels an individual and a people to uphold it.
- Fear - how it features in different ways and dynamics in the novel.
- And a ton more!
Thanks heaps to Laura for chatting with me on the show - get your copy of ‘The Wolf Tree’ now!
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