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Josie McSkimming: "Gutsy Girls: Love, Poetry and Sisterhood"
In this episode of Biographers in Conversation, pychotherapist, university lecturer and author Josie McSkimming, chats with Dr Gabriella Kelly-Davies about Gutsy Girls: Love, Poetry and Sisterhood.
Here’s what you’ll discover in this episode:
Why Gutsy Girls began as a 180,000-word biography of the poet Dorothy Porter, though later transformed into a hybrid of memoir, biography and family history.
Why Gutsy Girls is a pioneering work placing sibling relationships at the centre of the narrative.
Why Josie waited until both her parents had died before publishing.
Why Josie shaped the 19…
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