{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/679c3267811ecd43a9f19b7a/679cd72e1a9314ad318cdba2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Love and Beauty Bonus: Geraldine Brooks picks Gilead as the great modern classic","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/679c3267811ecd43a9f19b7a/1738331674008-3391717d-3a29-42bb-bced-dd4dff28c0a7.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The Pulitzer Prize winner, fan-favorite Geraldine Brooks first read&nbsp;<em>Gilead&nbsp;</em>on a packed flight and found herself clambering over passengers for a Kleenex. Find out why Robinson’s quiet, meditative, multi-generational story remains a model and touchstone for one of the most admired and loved novelists writing today.&nbsp;</p><p>Or, to echo Jonty’s effort to sound like the cool kids: why is&nbsp;<em>Gilead</em>&nbsp;such a stone-cold classic?&nbsp;</p><p>Geraldine talks openly about love, beauty and her determination not to turn away from the world in a time of global crisis. Sophie talks openly about why Geraldine is her non-consensual mentor for living the Australian-American life right. Will all these caring-sharing vibes make Jonty feel left out? Or, like Barack Obama, is he just another happy fan of this modern masterpiece?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>-- To join the Secret Life of Books Club visit: www.secretlifeofbooks.org</p><p><br></p><p>-- Please support us on Patreon to keep the lights on in the SLoB studio and get bonus content: patreon.com/secretlifeofbookspodcast</p><p><br></p><p>-- Follow us on our socials:</p><p>youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@secretlifeofbookspodcast/shorts</p><p>insta: https://www.instagram.com/secretlifeofbookspodcast/</p><p>bluesky: @slobpodcast.bsky.social</p><p><br></p><p>Producer: Boyd Britton</p><p>Digital Content Coordinator: Olivia di Costanzo</p><p>Designer: Peita Jackson</p><p>Our thanks to the University of Sydney Business School.</p>","author_name":"Sophie Gee and Jonty Claypole"}