For her podcast Family Secrets, otè Dani Shapiro interviews poet MAGGIE SMITH about her bittersweet new book, You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir, an exploration of the disintegration of her marriage and her renewed commitment to herself. The book begins with Smith’s heartbreak, but its circles widen into a reckoning with contemporary womanhood, traditional gender roles, and the historical power dynamics that persist even in many progressive homes.

Achte Dife Siyal: Yon Woman. – Chapiro

Achte You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir. – Smith