Melanie Cheng's The Burrow: can a pet rabbit heal a family dealing with tragedy?

Kate and Cassie read Melanie Cheng’s The Burrow, a pandemic-set novella that details the healing powers of a pet rabbit for a family dealing with tragedy. Plus, Native American writer Louise Erdrich’s The Mighty Red, a beautifully crafted novel about a love triangle and everyday life in a farming community in North Dakota, and the latest from Yuwaalaraay storyteller Nardi Simpson, The Belburd, a poetic montage of life and death. BOOKS  Melanie Cheng, The Burrow, Text  Louise Erdrich, The Mighty Red, Corsair  Nardi Simpson, The Belburd, Hachette  GUESTS  Steph Harmon, Culture Editor, The Guardian  Tom Wright, theatre writer and adaptor; Associate Director, Belvoir Theatre  OTHER BOOKS MENTIONED Nardi Simpson, Song of the Crocodile Emeric Pressburger, The Glass Pearls Claire Kilroy, Soldier Sailor Alan Murrin, The Coast Road  Dan Hogan, Secret Third Thing ​CREDIT Presenter: Kate Evans, Cassie McCullagh Producer, Kate Evans, Sarah Corbett Sound engineer: Craig Tilmouth, Beth Stewart Executive producer, Rhiannon Brown