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    Interview with Louise Ells, author of Lies I Told My Sister banner. Background image from book cover of colourful illustrated birds picking about on colourful branches and sprigs, against a tan backdrop. Solid burgundy section to centre-right with text and Open Book logo overlaid. To centre-left an image of the book cover with the same image of birds in the middle between the title and author's name.
    November 15, 2024

    Two Sisters Must Reckon with Deeply-Held Family Secrets in Louise Ells' New Novel, Lies I Told My Sister

    After being named a Hawthornden Fellow, author Louise Ells was given the go-ahead to take the opportunity by her family, a crucial decision due to her caretaking duties for a husband living with dementia. ...

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