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Hello.

Summer might be on its way out, but today's open book has sunbleached pages and sand in its spine,

as we jet off on not one but two literary island adventures.

But with mystical forces, epic graves, feral children and infamous beasties on the horizon,

there'll be no time for sunbathing.

Later, to mark its 70th anniversary, I'll be speaking to the makers of two new adaptations

and one of the most famous island set novels of all time, The Lord

of the Flies, as well as William Golding's daughter, Judy. But first, it's off to Ibitha, as

you've never seen it before. Matt Hague's new novel, The Life Impossible, takes him back to the island

where he faced some of his darkest times, which he first captured in a hugely successful memoir, reasons to stay alive.

Moments of transformation and change are also a hallmark of his fiction, including how to stop time and the best-selling the Midnight Library.

This new novel continues Hague's particular brand of magical realism as Grace, a 72 year old maths teacher,

sets off to find her missing friend and finds hope, love and that impossible life in Ibiza.

He's called it the book he's most proud of and I'm pleased to say Matt Hague joins me now

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