{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65b4203cc662e6001772878e/6a40f90ca3fa978237026faa?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Girly Swot Holiday Reads","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65b4203cc662e6001772878e/1782642966002-00d4f55d-7baa-4f55-9287-22204267d866.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Guten Tag Readers!</p><p><br></p><p>The Girly Swot is back with another of her summer reads! This time out its <a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-odyssey-homer/22feedad00eccb?ean=9780393356250&amp;bkshp-astro=t\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Homer's The Odyssey - translated by Emily Wilson</a></p><p><br></p><p>Grab a suitable beverage with your favourite coloured umbrella to enjoy Vic's review, and keep your eyes and ears peel for more of our summer shorts over the next few weeks.</p><p><br></p><p>Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support.&nbsp;To follow our adventures like and subscribe, follow us on <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thingswereadinstead/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a> and get in touch via email at <a href=\"mailto:thingswereadinstead@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thingswereadinstead@gmail.com</a>,</p><p><br></p><p>We will see you all after our summer break for our next episode where Vic will be challenging Chris to read <a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-song-of-achilles-madeline-miller/7310395?ean=9781408891384&amp;next=t\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller</a> and in the meantime we will be keeping you in content over on our instagram and <a href=\"https://substack.com/@thingswereadinstead\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">substack</a>.</p>","author_name":"Victoria Cargill-James & Chris Simpson"}