Episode 4.19 Lisa Smith - Jamaica Road

In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Lisa Smith about her historical novel Jamaica Road. We discuss how the idea for this novel came from a creative writing exercise and voices that wouldn't leave her alone, using real newspaper extracts to make the political backdrop come alive and how a cancer diagnosis and a competition inspired her to take her writing seriously. Confessions of a Debut Novelist Bookshop* Buy Jamaica Road: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10990/9780349703572 Follow Lisa: @lisa4884smith https://www.lisa-smith.co.uk Follow Chloe on Twitter: @clotimms Buy Chloe's debut novel The Seawomen: https://linktr.ee/chloetimms chloetimms.co.uk  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.