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Podcast: Book Friends Forever
Episode: Ruins by Lily Brooks-Dalton Read by Carlotta Brentan
Description: From the author of GMA Book Club Pick The Light Pirate, comes a powerful, deeply resonant novel about an ambitious archaeologist in pursuit of a rare artifact from an ancient civilization that would not only change her life but potentially society at large.
“Lily Brooks-Dalton’s novels are rich literary feasts.” —Geraldine Brooks, bestselling author of Horse
Professor Ember Agni is a rising star in archeology, trying to balance an unfulfilling career in academia and a crumbling marriage, all while pursuing her true passion: unearthing a lost empire that no one else believes existed. Just as she’s about to give up on...