Episode
Eleanor Anstruther
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- Better Known
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- Jun 21, 2026
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- 1822
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Summary
Eleanor Anstruther discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known. Eleanor Anstruther was educated at Westminster School but dropped out of university to travel the world where she was lost and found for twelve years. When she inherited a farm in southern England she set up a commune and began to write. Her debut, A Perfect Explanation (Salt Books) was a finalist for the Desmond Eliot Prize & Not The Booker. She now lives not quietly at all between London, Surrey and the south of France. Her latest novel, Fallout (Empress Editions) is out now at https://www.eleanoranstruther.com/fallout . Find her on Substack at The Literary Obsessive at https://eleanoranstruther.substack.com/ and at https://www.eleanoranstruther.com/ . Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp https://phm.org.uk/blogposts/greenham-common-peace-camp/ The Tommy Tiernan Show https://www.judecollins.com/2021/01/tv-reviewthe-tommy-tiernan-show-rte/ Cold Baths https://www.bupa.co.uk/newsroom/ourviews/cold-water-therapy Menopause is the best thing that can happen to you https://www.drcoppaobgyn.com/blog/its-not-all-bad-5-positive-parts-of-menopause Nick Cave's The Red Hand Files https://www.theredhandfiles.com/ You can talk to trees https://jane-cobbald.medium.com/how-to-talk-to-trees-839f247df239 This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm