Instructions for a Heatwave Maggie O'Farrell

Maggie O’Farrell's Novel Instructions for a Heatwave

The Leonard Lopate Show | Aug 1, 2013

Maggie O’Farrell discusses her new novel, Instructions for a Heatwave, about a family crisis set during the legendary British heatwave of 1976. Gretta Riordan wakes on a stultifying July morning to find that her husband of 40 years has vanished, cleaning out his bank account along the way, and Gretta’s three grown children converge at home for the first time in years.

WNYC is funded by sponsors and member donations

Top Stories

AOC is freezing her eggs. Some New York lawmakers want insurance to cover it.

Pending legislation in Albany would require insurers to pay for the costly procedure.
Gothamist |

Bernie Sanders and Erin Brockovich Take on Data Centers

The senator introduced a moratorium on building the facilities that power A.I., and the noted activist on her project tracking the data-center construction boom all over the country.
The New Yorker Radio Hour |

Your Personal AI Policy

The Brian Lehrer Show |

O-M-G, Former Mets Player Jose Iglesias Makes His Broadway Debut

All Of It with Alison Stewart |
YOU ARE ONLINE