192: Polly Crosby, Douglas Stuart and Avni Doshi
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Polly Crosby leads us into the haunting world of her debut novel \\u2018The Illustrated Child\\u2019.\\xa0
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\\nDouglas Stuart reveals how a childhood afflicted by poverty and addiction in 1980s' Glasgow informed his Booker shortlisted novel \\u2018Shuggie Bain\\u2019.\\xa0
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\\nAvni Doshi discusses the themes behind her debut \\u2018Burnt Sugar\\u2019, reveals how it has changed her view on audiobooks and her delight at also being shortlisted for this year\\u2019s Booker.
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\\nAnd we return to Polly Crosby for the Books of her Life.\\xa0
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\\nAnd we return to Polly Crosby for the Books of her Life.\\xa0