Jamila Rizvi and Astrid Edwards consider the determination of characters, authors and survivors to go beyond the page and have an impact on the real world. 

Chapter 1: How determined do Jamila and Astrid feel, both in lockdown in Melbourne, during this, the longest and saddest of years?

Chapter 2: Astrid introduces the new dystopian literary thriller from Kate Mildenhall, The Mother Fault.

Chapter 3: Jamila explores The Vanishing Half, the latest novel from Brit Bennet, whose standout debut The Mothers earned great acclaim. 

Recommendations: Astrid throws back to Season 1 and recommends Wolfe Island by Lucy Treloar and The Glad Shout by Alice Robinson as the perfect reading accompaniments to The Mother Fault. Jamila also brings back a recommendation from Season 1 - Chanel Miller's Know My Name. Jamila also introduces The Space Between, a new book from Michelle Andrews and Zara McDonald.

Join us on Thursday for an interview on determination with Maxine Beneba Clarke.

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This podcast is brought to you by Future Women. The podcast is produced by Bad Producer Productions.