The Chain by Chimene Suleyman with Chimene Suleyman
Sara & Cariad's Weirdos Book Club 
About this episode
<p>This week's book guest is The Chain by Chimene Suleyman.</p><br><p>Sara and Cariad are joined by writer and co-editor of the critically acclaimed collection of essays 'The Good Immigrant USA' Chimene Suleyman to discuss romance, trust, Fleetwood Mac, writing through pain, comedy and the power of women.</p><br><p>Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!</p><br><p><strong><em>Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss coercive control, sexual assault and abortion.</em></strong></p><p> </p><p>The Chain by Chimene Suleyman is available to buy <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-chain-chimene-suleyman/7578953?ean=9781399606462" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> or on Apple Books <a href="https://apple.co/3QWcCbX" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>You can find Chimene on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chimenesuleyman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://x.com/chimenesuleyman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>: @chimenesuleyman</p><br><p>Sara’s debut novel Weirdo is published by Faber & Faber and is available to buy <a href="https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571374526-weirdo/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Cariad’s book You Are Not Alone is published by Bloomsbury and is available to buy <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/you-are-not-alone-9781526621870/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><br><p>Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and <a href="https://twitter.com/weirdosbookclub" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a> @weirdosbookclub</p><p> </p><p>Recorded by Naomi Parnell and edited by Aniya Das for <a href="https://www.plosive.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Plosive</a>.</p><p>Artwork by Welcome Studio. </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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