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Audible exclusive. Philippe Sands drops by to discuss East West Street, a historical memoir crossing decades.

My sand life, my pebble life. My life measured out in tides, coming in and going out. My life measured out in games of trying to spot the sea first. My life measured out in the delicious and indulgent sadness that comes from leaving a holiday cottage for the last time and for the first time in several days it isn’t raining, but at least the kids have had a great time and, let’s face it, so have you.

Elle n’avait pas le goût du scandale mais celui de la liberté, chevillé au corps et à sa plume. George Sand a osé porter des costumes et un nom d’homme, mener la vie sentimentale, littéraire et politique de son choix. Un affront aux préjugés du XIXe siècle et un personnage incontournable pour évoquer l’émancipation des femmes.

Joining us at Audible Studios is British journalist and author Sarah Sands. She has recently written and narrated the introduction to the book Today: A History of Our World Through 60 Years of Conversations & Controversies, which is what we talk to her about in this interview, as well as what her job involves as Today editor, the words of caution that were given to her when she started the job and the sort of feedback (read ‘polite complaints') that get written in to the show.