A Murder is Announced with Prof. Caroline Derry
A discussion of the lesbian-coded relationship and post-war community in this classic Marple mystery.
Tea & Murder: An Agatha Christie Podcast · Rebeca Thandi Norman
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Show Notes
In this episode of Tea & Murder, host Rebecca Thandi Norman and Professor Caroline Derry discuss A Murder is Announced. One of Rebecca's favorite Marples, this book includes one of Christie's most obvious lesbian-coded couples as well as an in-depth look at English village life in a post-WWII world.
Rebecca and Caroline talk about the wonderful round-robin scene at the beginning of the book (a classic!), other LGBTQ-coding in Christie's work, and what this coding reflects about the time Christie was writing.
Read Professor Derry's book:
Lesbianism and Criminal Law: Three Centuries of Regulation in England and Wales
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