Author Liz Nugent speaks to Matt on The Last Word to celebrate the release of her new book “The Truth About Ruby Cooper”, in which an incident involving Ruby and her sister’s boyfriend leads to the family dynamic being torn apart.

Liz chats to Matt about the release of her sixth novel and what it takes to hook readers in from the very beginning, how attached she gets to her characters and how real-life experiences influence those shown in her writing.

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