Which books emotionally wrecked you? With Dawn French

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<p>How does artist <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/295030/kae-tempest" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kae Tempest </a>inspire <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/39880/dawn-french" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dawn French</a>? Do editors always know best? What is the impact of grief on those we love most? And what really happened when <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/39880/dawn-french" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dawn French</a> came face to face with a hippo while filming <em>Harry Potter?</em>&nbsp;</p><br><p>In this episode of <em>Ask Penguin</em>, Rhianna Dhillon sits down with bestselling author and comedy legend Dawn French to discuss her moving new novel <em>Enough, </em>alongside brilliant book recommendations from Dawn and the Penguin team.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>Discover all the books mentioned in this episode <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/discover/articles/which-books-emotionally-wrecked-you-with-dawn-french/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>About the book&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/320847/enough-by-french-dawn/9780241477502" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>Enough</em></strong></a><strong>,</strong> follows Etta, 68, happy, healthy and satisfied with the life she has lived. One morning she gathers her family together and drops a bombshell that they all have one day to come to terms with - this will be Etta’s final day alive.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>About the author&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/39880/dawn-french" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Dawn French</strong></a> has been making people laugh for 30 years. As a writer, comedian and actor, she has appeared in some of this country's most long-running and celebrated shows, including <em>French and Saunders</em>, <em>The Vicar of Dibley</em>, <em>Jam and Jerusalem</em>, and more recently, <em>Can You Keep A Secret? </em>Her first three novels, <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/176789/a-tiny-bit-marvellous-by-french-dawn/9780141046341" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>A Tiny Bit Marvellous</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/176790/oh-dear-silvia-by-french-dawn/9780141046358" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Oh Dear Silvia</em></a><em> </em>and <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/185906/according-to-yes-by-french-dawn/9781405921558" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>According to YES</em>,</a> are all <em>Sunday Times</em> bestsellers.&nbsp;</p><br><p>For more information about the National Year of Reading, click here <a href="https://goallin.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://goallin.org.uk</a>&nbsp;</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>