Good Morning, Midnight by Jean Rhys - rerun

<p>This is the third in our re-released episodes – and only the second one we ever recorded. Has Jean Rhys’s reputation and influence grown since then? Does a seven-year-old Backlisted still pass muster? All this (and more) are considered in Andy’s new introduction. Enjoy!</p><br><p>John and Andy are joined by novelist Linda Grant and Unbound's Mathew Clayton to discuss <em>Good Morning, Midnight</em> by Jean Rhys, first published in 1939. Rhys is still best known for her 1966 novel, <em>Wide Sargasso Sea</em>, but as well as making a strong case for her earlier work, there is a lively discussion of perfume, the previously unheard-of genre of Scandinavian magic realism, and Andy spots a mistake in the best selling science book of all time.</p><br><p>Timings: (may differ due to adverts)</p><p>1'49 - A Winter Book by Tove Jansson</p><p>9'46 - A Brief History of Time by Prof Stephen Hawking</p><p>17'30 - Good Morning, Midnight by Jean Rhys</p><br><p>* To purchase any of the books mentioned in this episode please visit our bookshop at <a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.bookshop.org%2Fshop%2Fbacklisted&token=4705d1-1-1678121027723" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">uk.bookshop.org/shop/backlisted</a> where all profits help to sustain this podcast and UK independent bookshops.</p><p>* For information about everything mentioned in this episode visit <a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.backlisted.fm&token=e72f16-1-1678121027724" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.backlisted.fm</a></p><p>* If you'd like to support the show, receive the show early and get extra bonus fortnightly episodes, become a Patreon at <a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2Fbacklisted&token=96851d-1-1678121027724" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/backlisted</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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