{"id":6254,"date":"2021-07-16T13:41:02","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T20:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caitlinhicks.com\/wordpress\/?p=6254"},"modified":"2021-07-16T13:41:02","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T20:41:02","slug":"mad-hatter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caitlinhicks.com\/wordpress\/mad-hatter\/","title":{"rendered":"MAD HATTER: A family, interrupted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s podcast features Amanda Hale, reading and performing excerpts from her novel, MAD HATTER, published by Guernica Editions.<\/p>\n<p>Twelve years in the planning and six in the writing, MAD HATTER is<strong><em> &#8216;intense and tragic&#8217;<\/em> <\/strong>(Canadian Literature Magazine) <strong><em>&#8220;impressive, emotional, disturbing and extremely rewarding&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> \u00a0(Ottawa Review of Books). Here&#8217;s Amanda:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/caitlinhicks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Amanda-MAD-HATTER.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6258 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/caitlinhicks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Amanda-MAD-HATTER-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caitlinhicks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Amanda-MAD-HATTER-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/caitlinhicks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Amanda-MAD-HATTER-830x1024.jpg 830w, https:\/\/caitlinhicks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Amanda-MAD-HATTER-768x947.jpg 768w, https:\/\/caitlinhicks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Amanda-MAD-HATTER-600x740.jpg 600w, https:\/\/caitlinhicks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Amanda-MAD-HATTER.jpg 890w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: large;\">&#8220;Imagine,&#8221; says Amanda, beginning the story that paints a picture of \u00a0men in heavy boots coming to your home, your garden, to claim your father. \u00a0An introduction to\u00a0the story of a family, during World War II, living with the abrupt loss and the mystery of their father and their family life, abruptly changed. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/19836641\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>To find Amanda&#8217;s book, go to <a href=\"ohttps:\/\/www.audible.ca\/search?keywords=mad+hatter+amanda+hale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mad Hatter on Audible<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s podcast features Amanda Hale, reading and performing excerpts from her novel, MAD HATTER, published by Guernica Editions. 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