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David Seabrook

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William Golding

Ray Bradbury

Sebastian Faulks

Michael Palin

Shirley Jackson

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William James

Anita Brookner

Jane Gardam

Jilly Cooper

Robert Burton

Werner Herzog

Hilary Mantel

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Rachel Cooke, Observer writer, New Statesman TV critic and author joined John, Andy and former host Mathew way back in 2016 to discuss All The Devils Are Here, the astounding travelogue through Kent and the depths of human behaviour from David Seabrook. Plus, the drinking habits of Carry On stars, and what to read in Iceland.Timings (may differ if adverts are included)07'44 - Dalva by Jim Harrison12'48 - Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair22'10 - All the Devils Are Here by David Seabrook* To purchase any of the books mentioned in this episode please visit our bookshop at uk.bookshop.org/shop/backlisted where all profits help to sustain this podcast and UK independent bookshops.*If you'd like to support the show, listen without adverts, receive the show early and with extra bonus fortnightly episodes, become a Patreon at www.patreon.com/backlisted* For information about everything mentioned in this episode visit backlisted.fmThis is our last rerun for a while as normal Backlisted service will resume in a fortnight. Thanks for you patience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rachel Cooke, Observer writer, New Statesman TV critic and author joined John, Andy and former host Mathew way back in 2016 to discuss All The Devils Are Here, the astounding travelogue through Kent and the depths of human behaviour from David Seabrook. Plus, the drinking habits of Carry On stars, and what to read in Iceland.Timings (may differ if adverts are included)07'44 - Dalva by Jim Harrison12'48 - Life and Death of Harriet Frean by May Sinclair22'10 - All the Devils Are Here by David Seabrook* To purchase any of the books mentioned in this episode please visit our bookshop at <a href="http://uk.bookshop.org/shop/backlisted" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">uk.bookshop.org/shop/backlisted</a> where all profits help to sustain this podcast and UK independent bookshops.*If you'd like to support the show, listen without adverts, receive the show early and with extra bonus fortnightly episodes, become a Patreon at <a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2Fbacklisted&amp;token=5af8e8-1-1680257307816" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/backlisted</a>* For information about everything mentioned in this episode visit <a href="http://www.backlisted.fm/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">backlisted.fm</a>This is our last rerun for a while as normal Backlisted service will resume in a fortnight. Thanks for you patience. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Rerun: All The Devils Are Here by David Seabrook 

Today we’ll be exploring the seedy side of the seaside towns of Kent, in All the Devils are Here by David Seabrook. This is one of the most interesting books I’ve read in a long time. I bought it on a whim with a Christmas book voucher I’d been given as a present. I’d been in the bookstore for hours, carefully thinking about what to spend it on. I recognised the title, I’d seen it on blogs, in The Margate Bookshop, and it had somehow slid its way into my mind through conversations I’d overheard whilst sitting in a coffee shop in Margate. I’ll admit, before I read the book I looked at the pastel pink and blue cover and the play-doh white font and thought ‘devils’ was meant in a teasing, trivial sense. After a few pages I realised that Seabrook was deadly serious, he was talking about the real thing.Everyone I have spoken to about this book has marvelled over it. It’s darkness and eerie conjuring of the ghosts that inhabit the string of towns dotted along the coast here make for an intense and sobering read. I’m going to start by reading the Prelude, and then a chapter called In Town Tonight which zooms in on a small and exclusive residential estate called North Foreland in Broadstairs, and a couple of it’s most famous residents… After finishing this book, I was left in that place that only a few pieces of writing have had the ability to take me to, a feeling that I’d been changed, for better or worse, I can never tell.…I was interested in finding out more about David Seabrook and his other books. An online search directed me to his skeletal Wikipedia page, near the bottom of the page it says “Until his death he lived alone at Westside Apartments in Canterbury. He was discovered dead in his flat by Kent police.[1] There is unconfirmed speculation that Seabrook was murdered. However, this has never been officially established.[2]". He was 49. The true crime writer, investigator, antagonistic people prodder, lifter of veils, found dead in his flat in Canterbury under suspicious circumstances. Seabrook has transcended, he himself has become one of the ghosts that haunt the spaces between the lines of his writing.I want to thank Granta publishers for allowing me to read some of this book to you. You can buy a copy direct from Granta, I’ve put the link up on my website www.waterboatwoman.com

Today we’ll be exploring the seedy side of the seaside towns of Kent, in All the Devils are Here by David Seabrook. This is one of the most interesting books I’ve read in a long time. I bought it on a whim with a Christmas book voucher I’d been given as a present. I’d been in the bookstore for hours, carefully thinking about what to spend it on. I recognised the title, I’d seen it on blogs, in The Margate Bookshop, and it had somehow slid its way into my mind through conversations I’d overheard whilst sitting in a coffee shop in Margate. I’ll admit, before I read the book I looked at the pastel pink and blue cover and the play-doh white font and thought ‘devils’ was meant in a teasing, trivial sense. After a few pages I realised that Seabrook was deadly serious, he was talking about the real thing. Everyone I have spoken to about this book has marvelled over it. It’s darkness and eerie conjuring of the ghosts that inhabit the string of towns dotted along the coast here make for an intense and sobering read. I’m going to start by reading the Prelude, and then a chapter called In Town Tonight which zooms in on a small and exclusive residential estate called North Foreland in Broadstairs, and a couple of it’s most famous residents… After finishing this book, I was left in that place that only a few pieces of writing have had the ability to take me to, a feeling that I’d been changed, for better or worse, I can never tell.…I was interested in finding out more about David Seabrook and his other books. An online search directed me to his skeletal Wikipedia page, near the bottom of the page it says “Until his death he lived alone at Westside Apartments in Canterbury. He was discovered dead in his flat by Kent police.[1] There is unconfirmed speculation that Seabrook was murdered. However, this has never been officially established.[2]". He was 49. The true crime writer, investigator, antagonistic people prodder, lifter of veils, found dead in his flat in Canterbury under suspicious circumstances. Seabrook has transcended, he himself has become one of the ghosts that haunt the spaces between the lines of his writing. I want to thank Granta publishers for allowing me to read some of this book to you. You can buy a copy direct from Granta, I’ve put the link up on my website <a href="http://www.waterboatwoman.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.waterboatwoman.com</a>

Episode Two - All the Devils Are Here by David Seabrook

Rachel Cooke, Observer writer, New Statesman TV critic and author joins John, Andy &amp; Mathew to discuss 'All the Devils Are Here', the astounding travelogue through Kent and the depths of human behaviour from David Seabrook. Plus, the drinking habits of Carry On stars, and what to read in Iceland.Timings: (may differ due to adverts)3'36 - Dalva by Jim Harrison8'46 - Life and Death of Harriett Frean by May Sinclair17'55 -  All the Devils Are Here by David Seabrook* To purchase any of the books mentioned in this episode please visit our bookshop at uk.bookshop.org/shop/backlisted where all profits help to sustain this podcast and UK independent bookshops.* For information about everything mentioned in this episode visit www.backlisted.fm*If you'd like to support the show, listen without adverts, receive the show early and with extra bonus fortnightly episodes, become a Patreon at www.patreon.com/backlisted Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rachel Cooke, Observer writer, New Statesman TV critic and author joins John, Andy &amp; Mathew to discuss 'All the Devils Are Here', the astounding travelogue through Kent and the depths of human behaviour from David Seabrook. Plus, the drinking habits of Carry On stars, and what to read in Iceland.Timings: (may differ due to adverts)3'36 - Dalva by Jim Harrison8'46 - Life and Death of Harriett Frean by May Sinclair17'55 - All the Devils Are Here by David Seabrook* To purchase any of the books mentioned in this episode please visit our bookshop at <a href="http://uk.bookshop.org/shop/backlisted" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">uk.bookshop.org/shop/backlisted</a> where all profits help to sustain this podcast and UK independent bookshops.* For information about everything mentioned in this episode visit <a href="http://www.backlisted.fm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.backlisted.fm</a>*If you'd like to support the show, listen without adverts, receive the show early and with extra bonus fortnightly episodes, become a Patreon at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/backlisted" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/backlisted</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.