Chris Bohjalian joins Speaking of Writers to talk about his new novel, The Amateur.
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Midwives and The Flight Attendant takes listeners inside his 26th novel—a gripping story about one devastating accident and the consequences that follow.
In 1978, teenage golf prodigy Mira hits a ball toward a practice net. When the ball tears through the net and kills a young caddy, Mira's life changes forever.
But The Amateur is about much more than an accident. Chris Bohjalian explores guilt, responsibility, class divisions, privilege, sexual abuse, secrets, memory, trauma and resilience through the voice of a woman looking back on the event decades later.
Chris also discusses why he considers The Amateur his “Midwives for the 21st century,” creating Mira's voice, the challenges of writing across gender and time, his fascination with courtroom drama, and the art of constructing a novel readers can't put down.
The Amateur was selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of “The Novels Everyone Will Be Talking About in 2026” and by Oprah’s Book Club as one of “Six Stories That’ll Set the Tone for the Summer.”
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