In this month’s Book Club episode Julia sits down with her good friend, best-selling author Kathy Lette, to discuss The Fraud, by British writer Zadie Smith.
The Fraud is a historical fiction novel set in the Victorian era, centred around a real life London court case - The Tichborne Trial.
England is captivated by the case, in which a man claims to be Sir Roger Tichborne - the heir to a large fortune and long believed dead.
Julia and Kathy delve into the book’s exploration of race, gender, age and beauty, with many laughs along the way!
Show notes:
- The Fraud by Zadie Smith is published by Penguin and available at all good bookstores.
- The Revenge Club by Kathy Lette is published by Bloomsbury and available at all good bookstores.
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