The Joy of Writing

What can you do when the love of your life disappears? Let’s find out…

This series of the podcast (series 2) is for listeners who want character-driven fiction that is true to life, who have walked the land of emotions, and would like to be reminded of them again.

I’m your host Mark Carew, author of two other novels, The Book of Alexander and Magnus, both published by Salt, an award-winning independent literary publisher in the UK. In each series 2 episode, I read a chapter of my novel, Beyond The North Wind, as we follow a Norwegian woman, Anna, on a journey to find out what happened to her missing husband Emil.

If you like adventure, romance, and mystery then this author-narrated podcast novel is for you.

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Podcasting since 2020 • 52 episodes

The Joy of Writing

Latest Episodes

S2E19 Beyond The North Wind Chapter 19

Anna and her guides Lars and Anna cross the ice and snow.

July 02, 2026 • Season 2 • Episode 19 • 16:53

S2E18 Beyond The North Wind Chapter 18

Anna and her guides start the trek to Uektefjord.

July 01, 2026 • Season 2 • Episode 18 • 9:20

S2E17 Beyond The North Wind Chapter 17

Anna reaches the glacier and hears the cry of the teenagers in trouble.

June 30, 2026 • Season 2 • Episode 17 • 13:43

S2E16 Beyond The North Wind Chapter 16

The ice cave reveals itself to Emil.

June 28, 2026 • Season 2 • Episode 16 • 13:23

S2E15 Beyond The North Wind Chapter 15

Anna continues her trek and reaches the glacier where she will meet her guide. She watches four teenagers play near around a dangerous moulin, a vertical shaft taking meltwater from the surface of the glacier to the bottom.

June 28, 2026 • Season 2 • Episode 15 • 10:35

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