In today’s episode, we’re wrapping up Wharton in Winter with a conversation about The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton. We focus on Undine and question whether she’s a signature unlikable heroine or an anti-hero. Our conversation also digs into the other dynamic characters, themes of motherhood, greed, marriage, business, and Edith’s incredible writing. Every plot point builds to a bigger narrative in this timely classic. At the end of the episode, we share our complementary pairings , and we hope you add one to your TBR pile!
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Shows Mentioned:
Mad Men
Breaking Bad
Selling Sunset
Downton Abbey
Books Mentioned:
Italo Calvino
Vanity Fair by William Thackeray
The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
There Is Confusion by Jessie Redmon Fauset
Emma by Jane Austen
Free Food For Millionares by Min Jun Lee
These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore
Marriage, a History: How Love Conquered Marriage by Stephanie Coontz
One Woman Show by Christine Coulson
Wahala by Nikki May
Trust by Hernan Diaz
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90. Our love/hate relationship with Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
89. Behind the scenes of the shop around the corner with Annie B. Jones
88. A new-to-us and nuanced novel of manners: There is Confusion by Jessie Redmon Fauset
87. Perfectly paired gifts for every bookworm
86. Palpable tension and shocking twists in Passing by Nella Larsen
85. The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and perfectly psychological pairings
84. Literary terms, book recommendations, and learning about the horror genre with Raelyn Torngren
83. Revisiting Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
82. How to read a BIG book: an introduction to Middlemarch by George Eliot
81. The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe and creepy fictional houses to explore
80. Forecasting our fall reading with anticipated backlist titles from our shelves
79. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Part Two
78. Raising Readers with biblio therapist Anne Bogel
77. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Part One
76. Our favorite tips, tricks, and insights for reading Jane Eyre
75. Wrapping up summer with our favorite reads and reflections
74. The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor and stories of friendship, community, and resilience
73. Greek mythology-inspired novels to topple your To Be Read list
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