Bookclub
Bookclub
Sarah Bernstein
1 February 2026
35 minutes
Available for over a year
The Canadian writer Sarah Bernstein speaks to a Bookclub audience about her Booker-shortlisted 2023 novel, Study For Obedience. Published by Granta, the story follows an unnamed protagonist who is moved to a remote northern country to be a housekeeper for her brother, but as soon as she arrives a series of unfortunate events occur. The novel won the Giller prize in 2023.
Producer: Dominic Howell
Editor: Gillian Wheelan
This was a BBC Audio Scotland production.
