Lian Dolan, Julie Dolan and Liz Dolan interview Alison Larkin, author of The English-American, part of the Satellite Sisters Best Beach Bag Books series.  Sheila Dolan on the Cozy Couch. Repeat her mantra: Breathe, Reach and Snack. About The English-American: When Pippa Dunn,adopted as an infant and raised terribly British, discovers that her birth parents are from the American South, she finds that "culture clash" has layers of meaning she'd never imagined. Meet The English American, a fabulously funny, deeply poignant debut novel that sprang from Larkin's autobiographical one-woman show of the same name.For the complete Satellite Sisters archive, go here. This show was originally recorded in 2008.Many thanks to our sponsors, Harry's and Honest Tea. For a more complete list of our sponsors, go here. For complete information about Alison Larkin, go to her website here. Or buy her book at amazon here. Or for the Audible audiobook, go here. Notes on all of our podcasts can be found on the Satellite Sisters website here.