Relaxing Reads - Author Q&A with Marissa Stapley "The Lightning Bottles"
In our latest episode, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb talk to the author of “The Lightning Bottles” Marissa Stapley. We chat about the 90's grunge era music that influenced the book and the characters and she shares some other exciting updates with us.
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Relaxing Reads - Marissa Stapley "The Lightning Bottles"
In our latest episode, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb discuss “The Lightning Bottles” from Marissa Stapley. It’s all about love, drugs and rock & roll!Jane was once half of a famous duo from the Seattle Grunge Era of the 90s.Years later, she became perhaps the most hated, and least understood, woman in music. She was never as popular with fans as her bandmate (and soulmate), Elijah.They were on a high - at the top of their game, and then that rise to fame came crashing down.Her husband and partner in music, abruptly disappeared...and through the public hatred, all Jane wants to do is retreat. What she doesn’t anticipate is the bombshell that awaits her at her new home in the German countryside..There’s a superfan, secret messages for Jane and so much in-between!!A cross-continent road trip about two misunderstood outsiders brought together by their shared love of music!
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Relaxing Reads - Liane Moriarty “Here One Moment”
Our latest podcast, hosts Simone, Tany and Deb discuss “Here One Moment” from Liane Moriarty. This novel takes us on a short flight from Hobart to Sydney, Australia. After a delay and everyone is seated on the jam-packed flight, one passenger catches the attention of everyone.It’s not the newlywed couple with the bride still in her wedding dress, the mom and her toddler son, the well-dressed man anxiously checking his watch or the young flight attendant celebrating her birthday – it’s an older woman who walks down the aisle, making predictions about how and when everyone on board will die!Some ignore her, others take careful note of her prophecies, but her actions will leave a lasting impact on everyone aboard. Months after that flights, some of those predictions come true, the media gets ahold of the story and panic sets in!
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Brooklyn Thomas Isn't Here - Author Q&A featuring Alli Vail
In our latest podcast, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb chat with the author of “Brooklyn Thomas Isn't Here” Alli Vail. Brooklyn's best friend is missing, her career is a disaster, she’s stuck living with her parents, and now her heart isn’t beating. With Alli, we discuss how women alter and shrink themselves to meet societal and familial expectations, and the serious price they pay for doing so. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Alli Vail - Brooklyn Thomas Isn't Here
Our latest podcast, hosts Simone, Tany and Deb discuss “Brooklyn Thomas Isn’t Here” a novel by Alli Vail. Her best friend is missing, her career is a disaster, she's stuck living with her parents, and now her heart isn't beating. Can Brooklyn Thomas confront her past to save her present? Brooklyn Thomas is pretty sure she’s mostly dead. She can’t feel her heart beat and she’s disappearing: her reflection keeps vanishing from mirrors. No one else seems to notice. To top it all off, she’s hallucinating stars from all her favourite TV shows who want Brooklyn to pull herself together and face some hard truths.This book explores how women contort and minimize themselves to fit the roles society and family offer them, and the serious price they pay for doing so.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Breeze Network of radio stations bring you the Relaxing Reads podcast. The Breeze encourages you to make a little time for yourself by diving into a good book and then join the discussion with Deb, Simone and Tanya on our Relaxing Reads podcast! Each month we’ll introduce a new book we love whether it’s about self-love, empowerment of mindfulness or simply fun and whimsical. We want you to join the conversation to discuss your thoughts on these books with us! We’ll chat about the book during our monthly discussion and share the audio here.
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