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Interviewer Terry questions Susanna Mitchell on her new (and first) novel 'The Token'.
Mitchell explains the process of getting her novel published and the difficulties she faced, despite having several publishers interested. This is followed by a synopsis of the book and a reading of a prominent passage whilst she carries on writing at her desk.
The key themes of human relationships and terminal illness are explored, however, Mitchell is adamant that the book was not intended as a morality tale.
Susanna Mitchell (1941 - 2021) was born and educated in Ireland. She was a novelist and poet, an activist and teacher with a background in political philosophy. Her novels include The Token, shortlisted for the Yorkshire Post Prize, and The Colour of His Hair, which addresses the problems of her native Northern Ireland.
She taught politics and political thought in the Social and Political Science Faculty at Cambridge University, and later was a Fellow of the New Economics Foundation. There she worked with the Global New Economics team on international debt and immigration, the power relations between these issues and the political arena, and their impact on health care systems in the so-called developing world.