In episode eight, Sophie Dahl joins me to talk about a mutual favourite, The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken.

Sophie has written books across ages and genres - novels for adults, non-fiction food writing and most recently children's fiction including her two Madame Badobedah picture books illustrated by Lauren O'Hara. Sophie's pick was The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken, set in an alternate version of 19th century England and written in 1962. We chatted about the book's massive heart, glorious food writing and truly excellent villains.

You can find Sophie's books, Pages & Co, and The Wolves of Willoughby Chase at my Bookshop page: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/bookwandering-the-podcast-s2

Next week features C Pam Zhang on A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle.

The podcast is produced by Adam Collier with artwork by Hester Kitchen.

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