Journalist and author Sarah Hardy, author of THE WALLED GARDEN Sarah chats about:How writing a letter to a newspaper led to her journalism career at Vogue.How redundancy led her to writing her first novelHow journalism taught her the discipline of writing every dayHow her home was the inspiration for her historical fiction debutHow she writes flawed characters hoping to evoke compassion for those we don’t agree withGuest Author: Sarah Hardy Books: The Walled Garden by Sarah HardyHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023. Sarah’s recommendations:A book for fans of Sarah’s work: South Riding by Winifred HoltbyA book Sarah has always loved:Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnon, The Towers of Trevisand by Rose McCaulyA book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: The Seal Woman’s Gift by Sally MagnussonOther books discussed in this episode: The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna QuinnNovel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCHTo receive transcripts and news from Kate to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.