Saradha KoiralaSaradha Koirala

Saradha Koirala was born in York, England, in 1980 and grew up in Nelson. She is the author of two poetry collections, Wit of the Staircase and Tear Water Tea (both published by Steele Roberts), and the young adult novel Lonesome When You Go (Makaro Press).

Do you want to talk about it?: An appointment with traumatised characters

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Saradha Koirala reviews two teen novels which both deal with girls who have “survived something horrific at the hands of a male classmate”.  I will talk literature with anyone who’ll listen. Most recently the ones listening have been clinical psychologists. And yes, I’m sure it’s all very Freudian that my mum and my partner share … Read more