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Review magpie elizabeth day6/7/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She has also discussed publicly her own experiences of trying to conceive a baby and undergoing fertility treatment, in order to challenge the language, stigma and taboos surrounding these issues that often position the women themselves as failures. ![]() Her work shatters the glossy veneer of other people’s lives and enables honest conversations about disappointment, failure and, most importantly of all, what happens next. The frank interviews she conducts distil the knowledge and insights that come with the inevitable human failings of life.Ĭelebrating failure has struck a chord with the zeitgeist. As such, the title of Elizabeth Day’s fifth novel frames the reader’s expectations of what will be revealed as this atmospheric psychological thriller unfolds.ĭay is perhaps best known as the host of the chart-topping podcast How to Fail and the bestselling memoir it inspired. For the superstitious, the magpie is considered an ill omen – if solitary, it is a bird synonymous with sorrow it also has a reputation for stealing shiny things. ![]()
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