Author and Screenwriter Wiz Wharton, author of GHOST GIRL, BANANA a brilliant historical fiction novel told in two time lines, one in London and one in Hong Kong, about family, identity and belonging.

Wiz chats about:

• How she trained to write for stage and screen before turning her hand to fiction
• How she turned down offers for her first novel because she realised it wasn’t in the genre she wanted to write.
• How a discovery when clearing out her mother’s house led to the idea for her debut novel
• How using two timelines helped her to explore intergenerational trauma and social change in her writing
• Why she chose the title of her book at the very beginning and why she did

Guest Author: Wiz Wharton Twitter: @Chomsky IG: @WizWharton Books: GHOST GIRL, BANANA

Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023.

Wiz’s recommendations:

A book for fans of Wiz’s work: The Leavers by Lisa Ko

A book Wiz has always loved: We Have Always Lived in The Castle by Shirley Jackson

A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: Bellies by Nicola Dinan & This Family by Kate Sawyer

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