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World Book Club: Janice Galloway

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Award-winning writer Janice Galloway on her novel The Trick Is to Keep Breathing

Award-winning writer Janice Galloway on her novel The Trick Is to Keep Breathing.

Harriett Gilbert talks to award-winning writer Janice Galloway about her novel The Trick Is to Keep Breathing. Recorded at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Harriett discusses her novel about a drama teacher, Joy Stone, who is losing her grip on reality as she struggles to cope with the loss of her married lover and her mother.

Through the wit and irony that helped gain her international acclaim, Galloway crafts a picture of modern life and depression. Yet even as she sees her family and friends metamorphose into suspicious characters, Galloway's protagonist and the reader find the trick in living rests with the simplest things.

Photo: Janice Galloway (left) and Harriett Gilbert

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