Ep 445: Sophie Hardcastle discusses her latest novel ‘Below Deck’ [Story Sessions series]

This is Sophie’s first adult fiction novel, although she has also published a memoir Running Like China (about her experiences with mental illness) and a YA novel Breathing Under Water. Just like in those books. Sophie doesn’t shy away from painful subjects – but always with a sense of healing or redemption. Below Deck is a powerful and haunting book with beautiful language that is guaranteed to move you.

In this Story Session, Sophie talks about her writing process and reads the first chapter of Below Deck.

Links mentioned in this episode

• Below Deck by Sophie Hardcastle
• Running Like China by Sophie Hardcastle
• Breathing Under Water by Sophie Hardcastle
• So you want to be a writer Facebook group

This podcast is brought to you by the Australian Writers’ Centre.

Find out more about your hosts here:

• Allison Tait (@altait on Twitter and @allisontaitwriter on Instagram).
• Valerie Khoo (@valeriekhoo on Twitter and @valeriekhoo on Instagram).