Edward, Amy, and Jessica round up the books that have been bringing them joy this year . . . ‘joy’ veering very occasionally into malevolent glee, and Edward and Amy face off in a festive literary quiz.
The audiobooks (or plays!) bringing Edward joy
Under Milk Wood, Dylan Thomas
Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout
Right Ho, Jeeves, P.G. Wodehouse
The audiobooks bringing Amy joy
Short Stories by Roald Dahl, especially ‘The Way Up to Heaven’
Invisible Women, Caroline Criado Pérez
Anything by Caitlin Moran!
The Descent of Man, Grayson Perry
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, Gail Honeyman
The Silver Linings Playbook, Matthew Quick
Crooked Heart, Lissa Evans
The Midnight Library, Matt Haig
A Streetcat Named Bob, James Bowen
The audiobooks bringing Jessica joy
Light a Penny Candle, Maeve Binchy
Circle of Friends, Maeve Binchy
The Frayed Atlantic Edge, David Gange (You can hear Jess’s conversation with David in an earlier episode)
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, Judith Kerr (You can hear Jess’s conversation with narrator Helen Barford in an earlier episode)
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