Kit De Waal with Katy Brand

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Kit De Waal with Katy Brand

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Jul 31, 2019

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Kit De Waal, author of the critically acclaimed bestseller ‘My Name is Leon’ joins Katy in the studio. Kit talks about her latest book ‘The Trick to Time’ and brings objects that have inspired her including a track by Scott Matthews and a photo of Forlorn Point in Ireland.#PenguinPodcast For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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