The Miseducation of Evie Epworth, Matson Taylor on The WCCS.

<p>This week we learn the story of historian, author, and academic writing tutor at the V&amp;A, Imperial College and the Royal College of Art, #<a href="https://matsontaylor.com/matson" target="_blank"><strong>MatsonTaylor</strong></a>.</p> <p>Matson is the #author of #<a href="https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/The-Miseducation-of-Evie-Epworth/Matson-Taylor/9781471190803" target="_blank"><strong>TheMiseducationofEvieEpworth</strong></a> and All About Evie.</p> <p>The Miseducation of Evie Epworth is the Bestselling Richard &amp; Judy Book Club Pick which has had over 1500 reviews on Amazon!</p> <p>ABOUT:</p> <p><strong>The Bestselling Richard &amp; Judy Summer Book Club Pick 2021.</strong></p> <p><strong>The Bestselling Radio 2 Book Club Selection.</strong></p> <p>‘Tight, clever and riddled with wit. Like discovering Adrian Mole or Bridget Jones for the first time.’ Joanna Nadin, author of The Queen of Bloody Everything.</p> <p>‘A sweet, fizzy sherbet dib-dab of a book - deliciously nostalgic, hugely funny and ultimately heartwarming. The perfect book for our times.’ Veronica Henry.</p> <p>‘Such a joyful and uplifting read. Just the sort of thing that people will want to be reading right now.’ Anita Rani, Radio 2 Book Club.</p> <p>It is the summer of 1962 and sixteen-year-old Evie Epworth stands on the cusp of womanhood. But what kind of a woman will she be?</p> <p>Up until now, Evie’s life has been nothing special: a patchwork of school, Guides, cows, lost mothers, lacrosse and village fetes. But, inspired by her idols (Charlotte Brontë, Shirley MacLaine, the Queen), she dreams of a world far away from rural East Yorkshire, a world of glamour lived under the bright lights of London (or Leeds). Standing in the way of these dreams, though, is Christine, Evie’s soon-to-be stepmother, a manipulative and money-grubbing schemer who is lining Evie up for a life of shampoo-and-set drudgery at the stinky local salon.</p> <p>Luckily Evie is not alone. With the help of a few friends, and the wise counsel of the two