Steve and Sophie are joined by the prolific Kathleen McGurl. Her successful novels usually have one foot in history and one in the present. The latest, The Lost Diamond, dwells on the last days of the British Raj.

Kathleen talks about the ex-pat reaction to Indian Independence and going 'home', parent-child relationships, and the practicalities of weaving together two stories set in different periods and making a satisfying whole.

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Remastered version of episode first released on 25th April 2025. Improved audio.

Steve Couch and Sophie Beal talk with author Alice G May about the first book in her new series The Resistance Girls, the secret real-life history that inspired it, and how her house falling down led her to start writing.

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Steve Couch and Sophie Beal talk with author Alice G May about the first book in her new series The Resistance Girls, the secret real-life history that inspired it, and how her house falling down led her to start writing.

Writers Sophie Beal and Steve Couch sit down with a different author in each episode, hoping to discover the person behind their books.

While Steve is the author of novels DMS and FAF, Sophie is the director of Cadence Publishing

New episodes every 2 weeks.

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Alice G. May (@alicegmay) • Instagram photos and videos

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Melody – Luke Bergs & Waesto | https://soundcloud.com/bergscloud/
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Sophie Beal and Steve Couch discuss the idea behind the podcast – that an author's writing inevitably reflects aspects of who they are – before Sophie tests the concept by interviewing Steve about novels Dead Man Singing and Foul and Fair.

Writers Sophie Beal and Steve Couch sit down with a different author in each episode, hoping to discover the person behind their books.

While Steve is the author of novels Dead Man Singing and Foul and Fair, Sophie is the director of Cadence Publishing.

New episodes every 2 weeks.

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Sophie Beal and Steve Couch interview Sue Barrow, author of acclaimed YA thriller SOLD. Sue explains how her discoveries about modern slavery and people trafficking compelled her to tell the story of SOLD.

Writers Sophie Beal and Steve Couch sit down with a different author in each episode, hoping to discover the person behind their books.

While Steve is the author of novels DMS and FAF, Sophie is the director of Cadence Publishing

New episodes every 2 weeks.

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Sue Barrow - Author

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