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The Writer's Room
Written by Charlotte Wood
Narrated by Ailsa Piper, Kellie Jones and Troy Planet
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Charlotte Wood's The Writer's Room is essential reading for writers at all stages of their careers, and also pure reading pleasure for booklovers everywhere. Charlotte's interviews with a wide variety of well-known writers, range in topic from the subject matter of the writers' work to intricate - and intimate - revelations about the ways in which they work. Frank about the failures and successes, the struggles and triumphs of the writing life, this is a must-read for writers and readers.
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