A Day Like This by Kelley McNeil Ep41

from Desideratum · host Theresa Bakken

In her debut novel A DAY LIKE THIS, author Kelley McNeil explores intuition, memory, motherhood, science, the mystery of creativity and the magic of place. Her main character Annie is an artist who is haunted by visions and memories of things she can not explain. The novel follows Annie far from home as she tries to reconcile her memories with her reality.  Our conversation is full of wit and wisdom.  Kelley's essential thing made me so happy.  It's about belonging and family and home.  Her narrator is one of my favorite voice actors.  Amanda Leigh Cobb delivers this immersive story with just the right blend of urgency, skepticism and wonder.  Thanks to Brilliance Audio for the audiobook excerpt.  And, as always, thank you for listening.  https://www.kelleymcneil.com/ https://www.amandaleighcobb.com/

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In her debut novel A DAY LIKE THIS, author Kelley McNeil explores intuition, memory, motherhood, science, the mystery of creativity and the magic of place. Her main character Annie is an artist who is haunted by visions and memories of things she can not explain. The novel follows Annie far from home as she tries to reconcile her memories with her reality. Our conversation is full of wit and wisdom. Kelley's essential thing made me so happy. It's about belonging and family and home. Her narrator is one of my favorite voice actors. Amanda Leigh Cobb delivers this immersive story with just the right blend of urgency, skepticism and wonder. Thanks to Brilliance Audio for the audiobook excerpt. And, as always, thank you for listening. https://www.kelleymcneil.com/ https://www.amandaleighcobb.com/

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