Instances of the Number 63
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“The number 63 has come up for me time and time again in very strange ways,” says writer Louise O’Neill. “I have put it in each of my books." One of her favourite reads is Rachel’s Holiday by Marian Keyes, which she read in St John o’ Gods suffering from anorexia. It helped her understand her own the addiction. Her latest novel is After the Silence from Quercus. More information: https://www.quercusbooks.co.uk/landing-page/after-the-silence/ Produced and presented by Martina Devlin
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