Scarlett Thomas and Anna Lawrence Pietroni: Can Stories Save Our Lives? August 17, 2010

In her debut novel Ruby’s Spoon, Anna Lawrence Pietroni tells the story of a teenage girl and her meeting with two extraordinary women who turn
out to be a mermaid and a witch. Meanwhile, in Our Tragic Universe by Scarlett Thomas, down-and-out heroine Meg Carpenter takes on an assignment to work with a writer who has worked out how to live forever. Meet two fiercely intelligent authors who are brave enough to take on the biggest of ideas.

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