Good Morning, Midnight by Jean Rhys - rerun
This is the third in our re-released episodes \u2013 and only the second one we ever recorded. Has Jean Rhys\u2019s reputation and influence grown since then? Does a seven-year-old Backlisted still pass muster? All this (and more) are considered in Andy\u2019s new introduction. Enjoy!\nJohn and Andy are joined by novelist Linda Grant and Unbound's Mathew Clayton to discuss\xa0Good Morning, Midnight\xa0by Jean Rhys, first published in 1939. Rhys is still best known for her 1966 novel,\xa0Wide Sargasso Sea,\xa0but 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.\nTimings: (may differ due to adverts)\n1'49 - A Winter Book by Tove Jansson\n9'46 - A Brief History of Time by Prof Stephen Hawking\n17'30 - Good Morning, Midnight by Jean Rhys\n* To purchase any of the books mentioned in this episode please visit our bookshop at\xa0uk.bookshop.org/shop/backlisted\xa0where all profits help to sustain this podcast and UK independent bookshops.\n* For information about everything mentioned in this episode visit\xa0www.backlisted.fm\n* If you'd like to support the show, receive the show early and get extra bonus fortnightly episodes, become a Patreon at\xa0www.patreon.com/backlisted\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices