The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, My Phantoms and Eight Months on Ghazza Street • Episode

Kate's book club dive into 2022 Booker Prize winner THE SEVEN MOONS OF MAALI ALMEIDA by Shehan Karunatilaka. Kate may have loved it, when she read it for our Booker Prize special episode (www.thebookclu..., but did the rest of her group agree?
We're also covering two recent reads for Laura's book group. The first is MY PHANTOMS, from critically acclaimed author Gwendoline Riley. It's a powerful and psychologically acute portrait of a mother-daughter relationship but did it make for a good book club read?
We follow up with EIGHT MONTHS ON GHAZZAH STREET, a lesser-known work from Hilary Mantel. The real question, it seems, when reading Hilary Mantel is 'why would you ever read anyone else?' Listen in to find out just what it was Laura's group loved so much.
We also have a range of recommendations for follow-ons. Listen in and let us help you find your next great read.
Book recommendations
WOMEN AND POWER by Mary Beard
VERY COLD PEOPLE by Sarah Manguso
THE MINISTRY OF UTMOST HAPPINESS by Arundhati Roy
COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW by Jessica Au
A PASSAGE NORTH by Anuk Arudpragasam
Notes
The audiobook of The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is published by Bolinda Digital (P) Bolinda Publishing 2022, My Phantoms is published by Granta Audio and Eight Months on Ghazzah Street is published by W.F. Howes and all three are available via your preferred audiobook retailer or library app.
If you enjoyed this episode catch up with our original take on The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida when we discussed it as part of our Booker Prize special episode (www.thebookclu....
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