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Woman's Hour: Author Emma John; "Drop the ball" to be happy; Texts that change your life.

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Author Emma John; "Drop the ball" to be happy; Texts that change your life.

05/04/2017

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Author Emma John; "Drop the ball" to be happy; Texts that change your life.

Emma John on  becoming the first woman to win the Wisden cricket book of the year.

How a teenage obsession with cricket has really paid off for author Emma John. Plus, how expecting less can help you flourish and the texts that have changed lives.

The winner of the Wisden Book of the Year Emma John talks to Jenni about her book Following On. A memoir of Teenage Obsession and Terrible Cricket. While her schoolmates were obsessing over Oasis, she was nurturing a passion for the England cricket team. We preview a new film about the rise of infanticide in Pakistan. Plus Anneka Harry talks to friends and family about the text messages they'll never forget - today comedian London Hughes reveals how a message she received helped her catch her boyfriend cheating. Plus Tiffany Dufu discusses her new book "Drop the ball" and how to expect less from yourself, more from your partner, and flourish at work and in life.

Presenter; Jenni Murray
Producer; Beverley Purcell.

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