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TNC Sneak Listen: Shelagh's conversation with Aislinn Hunter

The protagonist of Aislinn Hunter's new novel The World Before Us has a complex relationship with time.  She works as an archivist at a London museum, where the objects of the past are the stuff of her daily life. She is also haunted by a trauma she experienced when she was fifteen. Turns out, the inspiration for The World Before Us also...
The protagonist of Aislinn Hunter's new novel The World Before Us has a complex relationship with time.  She works as an archivist at a London museum, where the objects of the past are the stuff of her daily life. She is also haunted by a trauma she experienced when she was fifteen. Turns out, the inspiration for The World Before Us also came from the past, namely a bizarre encounter between two escaped asylum patients and a famous 19th-century poet...Shelagh's complete interview with Aislinn Hunter about The World Before Us airs next week on The Next Chapter, but we're offering this juicy story as a sneak listen.  Enjoy! 

Catch Shelagh's full conversation with Aislinn Hunter on Monday, September 22, 2014 at 1pm (1:30 NT) and again on Saturday, September 27 at 4pm (4:30 NT).