My Mother Said My Name by Luiza Sauma

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An original short story specially commissioned by BBC Radio 4 from the author Luiza Sauma. Read by Thalissa Teixeira. The Author Luiza Sauma was born in Rio de Janeiro and raised in London. She is the author of two novels ‘Flesh and Bone and Water’ (2017) and ‘Everything You Ever Wanted’ (2019), both published by Viking. ‘Everything You Ever Wanted’ was shortlisted for the Encore Award and recommended by Florence Welch’s book club Between Two Books. Luiza’s writing has been published in the Guardian, the Telegraph, the Independent and many others. She has an MA in Creative and Life Writing from Goldsmiths, where she won the Pat Kavanagh Award. Writer: Luiza Sauma Reader: Thalissa Teixeira Producer: Michael Shannon A BBC Audio Northern Ireland Production for BBC Radio 4.