S8E12 Wedding Drama: Kate Sawyer on ‘This Family’ - a story of the unseen

“How many weddings have you gone to where you don't really know very many other people at the wedding? And it's trying to make those connections of who is who. It was something I wanted to recreate for the reader.”

Between deciding the guest-list and actually getting everyone together under one roof, wedding days can be… chaotic, to say the least. Beneath the jubilance often lies a web of unresolved family dramas and conflict. The question is, will it bubble up to the surface?

Kate Sawyer’s new novel ‘This Family’ is set over a single summer’s day, at the wedding of Mary, whose fractured family has been brought together. The book regularly takes us back in time, revealing information about the cast of characters that have gathered for the big day.

In this episode, you will learn:

• Why you shouldn’t place too many restrictions on yourself before you head into writing a novel.
• Why the most interesting parts of a story are often what lie beneath what you can see.
• Why you should surround yourself with fellow writers.

Find out more about Kate here.

Your host is inkjockey founder Mark Heywood.

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