Isolationcast #14: Leaf Arbuthnot on loneliness, creativity and perfectionism

My guest this week is Leaf Arbuthnot, whose debut novel Looking For Eliza could hardly have been better timed: telling the story of the friendship that evolves between Ada, a widowed writer, and Eliza, a young student, it taps into big subjects such as loneliness, generational difference and friendship, all of which feel particularly fitting given our current situation. I loved our conversation - we really got into the nitty-gritty of writing - and I'm so grateful to Leaf for being so honest and open about everything from her creative process to previous writing failures, to learning to let go of perfectionism when it comes to her weight and appearance. I hope you find it as enjoyable as I did. Edited by Chelsey Moore Twitter: @aliceazania / @leafarbuthnot Instagram: @aliceazania / @leafarbuthnot Buy the book: https://www.waterstones.com/book/looking-for-eliza/leaf-arbuthnot/9781409185796

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The Sunday Salon is a podcast celebrating brilliant books and the women who write them, hosted by journalist Alice-Azania Jarvis. Each week she chats to an inspiring female author about her work, her career, how she writes, what she reads and everything in between. This is not some academic textual analysis – it’s about finding the stories behind the stories. Tune in each Sunday to hear from guests including Isabel Allende, Jessie Burton, Holly Bourne, Diana Evans, Elizabeth Day, Nimco Ali and Sophie Kinsella. Edited by Chelsey Moore.