Salma El-Wardany: Heartbreak Made Me Whole Again

In this week’s episode, I interview poet, BBC radio presenter and author Salma El-Wardany. Salma’s debut novel, These Impossible Things, has been a breakout international hit. It’s a novel about three British Muslim women whose close friendship falls apart one devastating night, and covers the themes of platonic bonds, identity and growing up. 

 

We discuss, among other things:

 

  • Salma’s experience of heartbreak and rediscovering herself afterwards
  • How to maintain independence in a romantic relationship
  • The tension behind growing up in a community-based religion like Islam, and learning to advocate for one’s alone time
  • How Salma’s mother inspired her love of alonement

 

You can order Salma El-Wardany’'s debut novel, These Impossible Things, now from Bookshop.org

 

You can also order my book, Alonement: How To Be Alone and Absolutely Own It, which is based on this very podcast, now from Amazon, Waterstones and Bookshop.org.

 

Thank you so much to Flash Pack for sponsoring this season of the podcast. Flash Pack is a travel company that offers boutique group adventures for solo travellers in their 30s and 40s. Visit flashpack.com/alonement to learn more and quote ALONEMENT at check-out for £100 off your first trip.

 

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Alonement is a podcast about the positive side of spending time alone. When being alone isn't lonely, it's alonement: finding joy and value in solitude. Each week, host Francesca Specter asks a new guest about the time they spend by themselves – and why it matters to them.

With a one-off payment of £5, you can listen to the Alonement podcast ad-free. https://plus.acast.com/s/alonement.


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