Tag Archives: Fiction

When the World Ends

Posted on March 3, 2026 by Joanna Nadin

You think it will be silent when it rises. But it comes in a thunder and rush, a clatter and clanking of cars smashing on lampposts and the sides of fried chicken shops, of things in the water that should … Continue reading →

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Sneak read of The Talk of Pram Town

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Joanna Nadin

The Talk of Pram Town is published TOMORROW! (does merry dance) But in case you wanted to quality check contents / spy / be generally a bit beaky (who doesn’t?) then here, for your delight, is the prologue. And if … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Pram Town

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Joanna Nadin

The lockdown-delayed novel is almost out in the world, and, while I can’t have the much-anticipated bookshop party with Twiglets and Wotsits and Panda Pops, I can still celebrate, and even better, with fellow Essex girl, Jenny Quintana, whose new … Continue reading →

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The Life of Riley

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Joanna Nadin

I never wanted to be a writer when I grew up. That is to say, it didn’t occur to me that writing was a “real” job, much less one that I would be capable of, or derive enjoyment from, my … Continue reading →

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