88: Angela Flournoy on The Wilderness, Friendship & Life in Your 40s | In My Good Books

If you’re looking for a book about friendship, identity and what life really looks like between your 20's and your 40s, this episode of In My Good Books with Angela Flournoy is one you won’t want to miss.Angela joined me on the podcast to talk about her brilliant novel The Wilderness, which follows four Black women as they move from their 20s into their 40s, navigating shifting friendships, class, politics and the realities of modern life. We also got into how The Wilderness reflects contemporary life, from social media to political divisions, and why that has sparked different reactions from readers in the US. Angela talks openly about the criticism she’s faced for including so much of the present day in her work, and why she felt it was important to keep the story grounded in the world we’re actually living in.Alongside all of that, we discussed class, identity, and the importance of friendship as a kind of chosen family – especially during periods of change and uncertainty.Find Angela here: https://www.instagram.com/angelaflournoy/Buy The Wilderness: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-wilderness-angela-flournoy/93de185ec182f0f9?ean=9780857309525&next=tBooks recommended in this episode:Lightbreakers: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/lightbreakers-aja-gabel/7900173?ean=9780349725437&next=tLoved & Missed: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/loved-and-missed-susie-boyt/4957456?ean=9780349015033&next=t