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Pod Extra with 2023 Miles Franklin Literary Award winner Shankari Chandran

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Shankari Chandran has won the 2023 Miles Franklin Literary Award with her novel Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens. (Shankari Chandran c Mike Baker)

Shankari Chandran has won this year's Miles Franklin Literary Award for her third novel Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens.

The story is centred around a fictional Sydney nursing home that caters for multicultural residents, particularly from Sri Lanka. Through a large cast of characters, the story explores racism in Australia and the trauma of war.

Shankari Chandran is speaking to Book Show producer Sarah L'Estrange.

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