What are You Reading? What are You Writing? ep. 339 with Debbie Wastling

Award-winning mystery and suspense novelist Karen E. Osborne welcomes back Debbie Wastling to discuss Irish Secrets and Lies, the first novel in The Bell Family Series. Set in nineteenth-century Northeast England, the story follows Martha Lowery as she escapes an abusive childhood in Ireland, only to discover that survival requires courage, resilience, and confronting secrets she can never fully leave behind. Karen and Debbie explore the unforgettable characters at the heart of the series, the fascinating history behind the novel, and the research that brought Victorian Tyneside vividly to life.

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