Feb 20 2025 25 mins 2
On this episode we speak to Adelle Stripe about her incredible memoir Base Notes. Published by White Rabbit and described perfectly by Wendy Erskine as ‘a marvel of specificity,’ it is everything you’d expect if you’ve read any of Adelle’s previous work. Open, kind and often very funny, it is a deeply humane book and one written with the clear economy of a poet.
There are small town break outs, serendipitous strangers, sex line stints and New York hustle but there's no spoilers here. More than anything Base Notes is a book filled with a sense of enduring love and a life lived seizing opportunity. It's true gift to the reader; because at it’s best, (and Base Notes is definitely that), memoir is a reminder that we’re really all just making it up as we go a long and, if anything, that should only bring us closer together.
‘Adelle’s writing has a rare verve, giving vivid evocations of times, places and scents. It’s got both style and warmth and made me cry. I loved this rock and roll spirit coming out of small-town Yorkshire.’
Amy Liptrot
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