Jessamine Chan, THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD MOTHERS: A Novel

April 03, 2022

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Episode Description

Debut novelist Jessamine Chan joins Zibby to discuss her book, The School for Good Mothers, which is now a Read with Jenna pick and an instant New York Times best-seller. Jessamine shares which parts of the book changed when she became a mother herself, the shocking research she conducted into family separation that inspired elements of the story, and how her physical isolation while writing bled into her work. 


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