Interview with Lesley Beake who won gold for Hap

Published: Nov. 21, 2017, 6:51 a.m.

Lesley Beake won gold for Hap, described by the judges as \u201ca well-structured and beautifully written coming-of-age story\u201d. In it, a troubled teenager travels from New York to South Africa to spend time with her father on an archaeological site, where she identifies with the fossil of a young woman whom she names Hap. Lesley lives in Stanford.\n\nProduced by Laura Wener.