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My Journey as a Writer – Spread The Word
21st January 2018
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From Spread The Word. It’s not easy trying to fit in writing when our lives are taken up with other things but, if the urge is strong, it will find a way through whoever you are and whatever your circumstances. This was certainly my experience. I have always written – from scribbled secret poems in teenage notebooks to completing an MPhil in Creative Writing at Sussex University in 2014. Now, in the autumn of 2016, my debut novel, The Handsworth Times has been publishedRead More
Mslexia Magazine Issue 72 interview
21st January 2018
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From Mslexia Magazine Issue 72. Twice Sharon Duggal has thought: ‘It’s now or never’. And twice she has acted on it. Each time it has paid off and impelled the author to write: first, ten years ago, a short story shortlisted for the Penguin Decibel Prize; and this year with her début novel The Handsworth Times, which has just been published to rave reviews.Set in 1981, the novel revolves around Mukesh Agarwal and his family in the Birmingham suburb ofRead More
The Birmingham launch of The Handsworth Times
21st January 2018
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A short video of the event, made by Shuut.co.uk.
Brum Radio Books
20th January 2018
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Award-winning writer, Catherine O’Flynn reviews The Handsworth Times plus interview with Sharon at the end of the show.
Sharon Duggal on The Write Songs
20th January 2018
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Sharon discusses the music that features in and/or inspired The Handsworth Times.
