When I went to watch this particular transplant in Sweden in November, it was two sisters on the table. So that started off as the premise. And now it's become this thing, this monster,. This novel that's it's about what it means to be a sister, but also to be a mother. It's about women's relationships with their bodies. It'sAbout Scotland, strangely enough. I've found myself researching all kinds of flora of Scottish islands in 11th century monasteries and all kinds of weird stuff where I never thought it would take me. But it's great. When I'm not hating what I write, I'm loving it. I'm loving the process.
While we take a rest over the summer, we’re sharing some remastered episodes from Season One, chosen by listeners.
This week, I talk to Leah Hazard, NHS midwife extraordinaire and author of Hard Pushed, part memoir of Leah’s life on the labour ward, and part exploration of the current state of the profession.
Leah is as funny, wise and warm in person as she is in print, and she talks about the life-changing decision to leave her TV career and train to be a midwife, and the moment when the stress became too much during one very busy night on the ward.
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