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Woman's Hour

Weekend Woman's Hour: Marian Keyes, Donna McLean, Mansion Hunters

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.22.9K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Marian Keyes writes funny, clever novels about the tough stuff in life. Her new novel Again, Rachel revisits Rachel Walsh whose story of recovery from addiction was told in the 1997 novel Rachel's Holiday. Marian explains how her own experience of addiction and recovery shapes the stories she tells. In the glamorous world of luxury property selling high-end homes can be a cut-throat business. Sophie Leigh and Chloe Cable from the reality show Mega Mansion Hunters discuss their uphill struggle to become successful women in the industry. Donna McLean first heard about undercover cops having relationships with female activists in 2010 when Mark Kennedy, an undercover police officer who had spent years pretending to be an environmental campaigner, was unmasked. She didn’t realise until years later she was also a victim of the Spy Cops scandal. She has written a memoir Small Town Girl: Love, Lies and The Undercover Police. A group of mothers in Massachusetts exorcise their pandemic frustrations by screaming in a group in the middle of a football field. Could the craze come to the UK? We speak to Professor Pragya Agarwal and Dr Rebecca Semmens-Wheeler Last week’s Levelling Up white paper has promised a devolution deal to every part of England that wishes to have one by 2030. But what impact has devolution had on female political representation? We discuss with Jemima Olchawski, Chief Executive of the Fawcett Society; Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire; and Jackie Weaver, Chief Officer of the Cheshire Association of Local Councils. Brit-award winning singer-songwriter Kate Nash introduces her new song Imperfect, and shares her experience of learning to wrestle for Netflix series GLOW. Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Lucy Wai Editor: Lucinda Montefiore

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts

0:05.0

Hello and welcome to Weekend Woman's Hour.

0:07.3

This is your chance to hear some of the best bits from across the week from the program

0:11.0

that offers a female perspective on the world.

0:14.3

Coming up, we hear from Donna McLean, who discovered her ex-fiance was an undercover cop,

0:20.3

plus award-winning singer-songwriter Kate Nash on her transition from the stage to the

0:24.9

wrestling ring.

0:25.9

But first, a woman who writes funny, clever novels about the tough stuff in life that millions

0:32.6

want to read.

0:34.0

Addiction, breakups, baby loss and depression with women at the heart.

0:38.6

I am, of course, talking about Marion Keys.

0:41.5

Her new novel, again Rachel, revisits Rachel Walsh, whose story of recovery from addiction

0:46.8

was told in the 1997 novel Rachel's Holiday.

0:50.8

25 years later, Rachel has come full circle and is now working at the rehab facility where

0:57.0

she got into recovery all those years ago.

0:59.9

Emma spoke to Marion and asked her whether she'd always planned to write this long-awaited

1:05.0

sequel.

1:06.0

No, I mean, I've always stood on a platform of no sequels, because I just think, when

1:10.5

I'm finished a book, I've put my characters through and off.

1:14.7

That's just for me.

1:15.7

I mean, other writers are entirely different.

1:17.8

But there are five sisters in the Walsh family.

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