Havoc and hysteria, with Rebecca Wait

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Author Rebecca Wait makes a return visit to the podcast to chat to Hannah about her latest book Havoc, a dark comedy about a mystery illness that breaks out at a girls' boarding school in 1984. They chat about Cold War anxiety, hysteria and, of course, Picnic at Hanging Rock. Grab a copy of Havoc here Or Suzanne O'Sullivan's The Sleeping Beauties and Other Stories of Mystery Illness here Want to join the Standard Issue Club? Standard Issue Podcast | creating a magazine for ears, by women for women | Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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